MOSCOW, September 24. Association of Tour Operators of Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter with the request to change the practice of issuing visas to tourists due to the effect of placing the government of 22 September. This was reported in a press release on the website ATOR.
“Under the new plan, the tour operators appeared obligation to extradite the tourists all the required documents no later than 24 hours before departure. Package must also include flights “back and forth,” – said in a statement.
“Often tourists get their passports in less than 24 hours before departure. Delivery of documents produced on the racks at airports of departure, as often consulate issue passports with visas on the day before departure. Sometimes it happens late at night, “- noted in ATOR.
In the area of risk can also get tourists who buy” last minute “.” Some tourists implementation of the new rules may also cause inconvenience. For example, those who fly on vacation through the capital region. It is much easier to get all the documents in the airports “- note the tour operators.
” It is because of this fact ATOR addressed to the Foreign Ministry with a request – within its competence to provide assistance to address the issue of change in the established order the issuance of visas to the tour operators had no problems with compliance with this ruling, “- the report says.
September 22, the Russian government adopted a decree that obliges tour operators to give customers 24 hours prior to travel all the documents, including tickets both ways. signing the respective placing Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. According to him, this decision will increase the “legal protection of tourists”.
This summer, at the peak of the tourist season, the Russian outbound tourism shook series bankruptcies. Clients of failed more than 10 agencies for a few days at the airport, subjected to forced eviction from the hotel, and bought the vouchers could not go on a planned trip.
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