ATOR: tour operators tour programs embed not changed after the earthquake in Italy – RIA Novosti

13:2220.01.2017

(updated: 13:23 20.01.2017)

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MOSCOW, January 20 — RIA Novosti/Prime. Russian tour operators claim that what happened in Central Italy, earthquake and avalanches in the region of Abruzzo led to the need to change travel tour programs, told RIA Novosti on Friday, the Executive Director of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze.

Four quake rocked Central Italy on 18 January in the regions of Abruzzo, Marche, Laci. Rome was the evacuation of the passengers. The earthquake is believed to have caused the avalanche, which covered the hotel Rigopiano, located near the mountains of Gran Sasso d”Italia in the heart of Abruzzo. Thursday, January 19, media reported about 30 dead. According to the Federal tourism Agency, was not among them tourists from Russia.

the Federal tourism Agency recommended Russian tourists in Italy, keep calm, follow the instructions of local authorities. Tour operators of the Federal tourism Agency asked to inform tourists about possible emergency situations and the need to take precautions and reminded of the legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, engaged in tourism activity, the obligation to timely provide the citizens planning travel abroad, information about the dangers which the tourist can meet when making a journey, about the risks and their implications for the life and health of tourists.

“tour Operators reported that, on 19 January, requests for cancellation of tours to Italy was received. They also claim that since the epicenter was located away from the main tourist routes, all tours are unchanged,” — said Lomidze.

the head of the Department group tours to Europe PAC GROUP Julia Berdnikova reported that tourists of the company in the earthquake zone in Italy. “The epicenter was located away from the tourist routes. All tours of Italy are held in normal mode without modification. The situation in Rome calm,” she said.

TUI said that there is no need to change the tour routes that are offered to Russian tourists in the winter season. “Abruzzo in our assortment there. There are guided tours, which include Rome and the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lazio. According to our partners from Italy, everything is operating normally and destructions”, — said the representative of the press service of the company.