RUSSIA has opened
its doors to travellers from Tanzania following Deputy Prime Minister
Tatyana Golikova naming the country as one of three nations to resume
flights with Moscow starting tomorrow.
According to
Yandex, the most popular Russian search engine, the number of people
searching for
the tropical East African country shot through the roof.
"On Friday, July 24, interest in Tanzania on Yandex Search soared," Yandex said.
"The number of requests about the country increased 65 times, compared to Thursday."
Yandex users were
most interested in Tanzania's location, how the country looks, flight
times, reviews from tourists, and the weather, according to the company.
On Friday, the
Russian Government announced the resumption of flights with Turkey,
Great Britain, and Tanzania, beginning on August 1.
Following the news, Yandex's travel service saw a spike in interest for all three locations.
After four-month suspension, Russia to resume international flights from August 1; UK & Turkey among first destinations.
Russian Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that the inclusion of
Tanzania is due to the popularity of the African country among Russian
tourists.
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