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Anex Vietnam jointly with Vietjet to operate more flights from Russia to Cam Ranh

Anex Vietnam jointly with Vietjet has planned to expand its air service from 3 cities, namely Vladivostok, Blagovensk and Khabarovsk in Russia to Khanh Hoa from June 15 with 6 flights/ week.

Earlier, Anex Vietnam jointly with Rusian airliners had operated 10 flights/ week from 10 cities, namely Moscow, Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk, Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Tomsk and Novokuznetsk to Cam Ranh.

Anex Vietnam welcomes Russian tourists.

Therefore, Anex Vietnam is going to have 16 flights/week from 11 cities in Russia to Cam Ranh. From May to September 2025, Anex Vietnam will bring about 57,000 Russian travelers together with  20,500 visitors from Kazakhstan to Cam Ranh.

Russian tourists go for a walk along Nha Trang Beach.

The Russian tourist market has seen significant growth. In the first 4 months of 2025, Khanh Hoa welcomed 80,642 Russian visitors, a year-on-year increase of 146%. Other tour operators such as Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co., Ltd., Amega General Trade and Tourism Co., Ltd., have also signed contracts with Russian airlines to bring visitors to Khanh Hoa. Russian national airline Aeroflot has launched a commercial flight route from Russia to Cam Ranh with 2 flights/week.

Source: Khanh Hoa News – en.baokhanhhoa.vn – May 24, 2025

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Red Wings Airlines’ first flight from Russia in Khanh Hoa

Fun and Sun Vietnam Co., Ltd., in coordination with Cam Ranh International Airport and related agencies organized a ceremony at Cam Ranh International Airport on May 12 to welcome the first flight of Red Wings Airlines from Kazan City (Russia) to Khanh Hoa. Present at the ceremony were leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and representatives of related agencies.

Russian tourists are excited to explore Khanh Hoa through tours organized by Fun and Sun Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Upon landing, the flight was greeted with a water salute together with flowers and souvenirs to passengers and crew from the leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, airport representatives and travel agencies.

Fun and Sun Vietnam Co., Ltd., in partnership with Red Wings has operated flights from Kazan, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Yekaterinburg to Khanh Hoa since May 2025 with 4-5 flights/week and expected to bring about 8,000 Russian visitors/month to Khanh Hoa.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism welcome Russian travelers from Kazan to Khanh Hoa on a Red Wings flight.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and delegates pose with the Red Wings crew.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Red Wings is the fifth Russian airline to operate direct flights to Khanh Hoa, alongside Azur Air, Aeroflot, Ir Aero Airlines and Ikar Airlines.

Tourists from Kazan (Russia) are given conical hats by Fun and Sun Vietnam Co., Ltd.

In April 2025 alone, Khanh Hoa welcomed approximately 31,500 Russian visitors, up by 30.7% compared to March. In the first 4 months of the year, the province attracted more than 80,600 Russian travelers, 2.5 times higher than the same period in 2024.

Source: Khanh Hoa News – en.baokhanhhoa.vn – May 12, 2025

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First flight from Khabarovsk to Khanh Hoa welcomed

Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Cam Ranh International Airport and Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Company Ltd. to welcome a charter flight of Ikar International Airlines bringing tourists from Khabarovsk (Russia) to Cam Ranh on April 18.

Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Dinh Van Thieu offers greeting flowers to Russian tourists upon their arrival at Cam Ranh International Airport

Present at the welcome ceremony were Dinh Van Thieu, Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Nemtsov Iurii, Deputy Consul General of Russia in HCM City; Nguyen Trung Khanh, Chairman of Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism); Uong Viet Dung, Director of Vietnam Aviation Administration and leaders of relevant departments and agencies.

Nguyen Trung Khanh, Chairman of Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism offer greeting flowers to Russian tourists

Earlier, Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Company, Ltd. had cooperated with Ikar International Airlines to operate charter flights for tourists from Russia to Khanh Hoa.

Reportedly, from now to May 2025, Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Company, Ltd. jointly with Ikar Air will operate 25 flights from Russia to Khanh Hoa. The number of flights will continue to increase in the following months. Russian travelers will stay at 4-5 star hotels and resorts for 10-12 days, some for up to 28 days.

The cruise tourists can explore such attractions as Ponagar Temples, a special national monument; Hon Chong, VinWonders Nha Trang; take island tours and enjoy numerous entertainment services such as diving and mud bath.

Delegates pose with Russian travelers from Khabarovsk to Cam Ranh

Russian tourists are excited to visit Khanh Hoa

Source: Khanh Hoa News – news.baokhanhhoa.vn – Apr 19, 2025

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Aeroflot launches commercial flight Moscow – Cam Ranh

Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly with Cam Ranh International Airport and the representative office of Russian Airline Aeroflot welcomed the first commercial flight from Moscow (Russia) to Khanh Hoa on March 23. Present at the event were representatives of the Consulate of Russia in Ho Chi Minh City, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Cam Ranh International Airport and relevant agencies.

Nguyen Van Nhuan, Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism presents gifts to the first tourists arriving at Cam Ranh International Airport.

The Aeroflot’s Moscow – Cam Ranh service on Airbus A350-900 and A330-300 has a capacity of 315 and 295 passengers respectively with 3 flights/week. The first flight departed from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow and landed at Cam Ranh International Airport at 9:30 on March 23 with 292 passengers. Russian tourists were very happy to travel to Khanh Hoa, enjoying the warm weather and receiving a heartfelt welcome from Khanh Hoa’s tourism leader.

Russian tourists are excited to travel to Khanh Hoa.

Russian tourists arrive in Khanh Hoa by Aeroflot commercial flight.

Russia is a traditional market for Khanh Hoa’s tourism. Earlier, Azur Air (Russia) had resumed charter flights connecting 11 Russian cities with Khanh Hoa from March 17. Anex Vietnam jointly with Azur Air (Russia) operates flights on Boeing 757, Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 from Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Novokuznetsk and Blagoveshchensk to Khanh Hoa.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and delegates pose with Aeroflot Airlines crew.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, besides Azur Air and Aeroflot, Ikar, North Wind, Red Win… are planning to operate flights to Cam Ranh this summer.

Source: Khanh Hoa News – news.baokhanhhoa.vn – Mar 23, 2025

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Khanh Hoa tourism promotion conference in Russia

Khanh Hoa tourism promotion conference took place in Moscow City, Russia on March 11. 

Representatives of Khanh Hoa tourism enterprises introduce products to Russian travel agencies.

Present at the event were Dang Minh Khoi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to the Russia; Nguyen Khac Toan, Permanent Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People’s Council, Secretary of Provincial Party Agencies; Tran Hoa Nam, Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Manuylov Vyacheslav Viktorovich, Acting Director of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow; representatives of the Moscow City Tourism Committee; departments, agencies and sectors of Khanh Hoa Province together with more than 130 representatives from tourism associations and businesses in Russia and Khanh Hoa.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi affirmed that tourism is an important economic sector, contributing greatly to the socio-economic development. Vietnam -Russia relations, especially tourism cooperation between the two countries, have seen significant progress.

The Ambassador emphasized that Russia is one of the vital markets of Vietnamese tourism, with more and more Russian tourists traveling to Vietnam to explore distinctive culture, diverse cuisine, and stunning landscapes. In particular, Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa is considered the “beach capital of Vietnam” and is a very popular destination for Russian tourists thanks to its captivating long coastline, crystal-clear waters, pleasant climate and a wide array of services.

In 2024, Vietnam welcomed more than 232,300 Russian visitors, making up 36% compared to its pre-Covid-19 in 2019, up by 84.9% compared to 2023. Russian visitors to Vietnam are expected to continue to increase in 2025. Vietnam always creates favorable conditions for Russian travelers. Recently, Russian travelers are eligible for visa exemption up to  45 days to enter Vietnam and 90 days with e-visas.

Russia has also included Vietnam in the list of countries that are granted e-visas with a stay of 14 days with straightforward application procedures. The Vietnam – Russia comprehensive strategic partnership has continued to develop strongly, creating momentum for tourism development cooperation between the two countries,” Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi affirmed.

Russian travel agency representatives learn about tourism information in Khanh Hoa.

At the event, the Organizing Committee screened a video introducing the province’s unique destinations, from the beautiful beaches of Nha Trang to high-end resorts, diverse sea tourism services and unique local cultural experiences. Also at the conference, delegates discussed specific solutions to overcome difficulties to restore the Russian tourist market.

Representatives of tourism businesses and delegates from both sides pledged to cooperate closely, with the aim of taking advantage of preferential policies, as well as exchange initiatives, to overcome current difficulties towards sustainable tourism development.

Speaking at the conference, Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam affirmed that Russian tourists are a traditional tourist market for Khanh Hoa tourism in particular and Vietnam in general. In 2019, there were about 463,000 Russian arrivals to Khanh Hoa Province, accounting for 71.6% of the total number of Russian tourists to Vietnam and Russia was known as the second largest international tourist market of the province at that time.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2024, the number of Russian tourists to Khanh Hoa has resumed, reaching more than 105,500 arrivals, up by 206% compared to 2023, but only 22.8% compared to 2019. Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam expressed his hope that Khanh Hoa Tourism Promotion Conference in the Russian Federation will contribute to promoting the Russian tourist market.

Also within the framework of the conference, representatives of Russian enterprises visited the exhibition with many attractive products and publications, providing a comprehensive view of the province’s tourism services and potential. In particular, through the Business-to-Business (B2B) session at the conference, representatives of Russian and Khanh Hoa enterprises directly exchanged, connected and built long-term business cooperation relationships with partners from Khanh Hoa in the coming time.

Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam and members of the working delegation worked with the Aeroflot Airline.

After the conference, the delegation of Khanh Hoa Province had a working session with representatives of the Russian national airline Aeroflot with the main objective to discuss in detail the plan to resume the direct flight service from Moscow to Cam Ranh International Airport which has been suspended since early 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic..

Speaking at the meeting, Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam emphasized the importance of opening a direct flight route in tourism promotion between the two countries. “The restoration of the flight route from Moscow to Khanh Hoa not only shortens travel time but also reduces airfare costs and facilitates the promotion of the Russian tourist market, one of the major international tourist markets of Khanh Hoa tourism,” Tran Hoa Nam expressed.

Aeroflot representatives said that the airline is closely monitoring the trend of international tourism recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic, especially the increase in travel demand of Russians to warm destinations in Southeast Asia. In particular, Khanh Hoa stands out as a great destination for Russian tourists thanks to its remarkable sea and island tourism potential, beautiful natural landscapes and ideal warm climate.

Accordingly, Aeroflot has planned to resume flights to Cam Ranh with 2 flights/week from the end of March 2025 and will consider increasing the frequency of flights during the peak tourist season. The reopening of the flight route from Moscow to Cam Ranh not only meets travel demand but also contributes to promoting trade and bilateral cooperation between Russia and Vietnam.

Source: Khanh Hoa News – news.baokhanhhoa.vn – Mar 13, 2025