tourists from Siberia

Russians staying home for football festival while the country also sees as influx of visitors who might otherwise come to Thailand

Svetlana Churkina, 28, from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) had gone through eight surgical operations after the crash.

Hotel occupancy down to average 50% in third quarter, with 'sharp drop' in Russian arrivals.

Tourist chiefs in Thailand have stressed the importance to them of visitors from the eastern regions of Russia.

Dream holiday ruined by attack on remote road, but perpetrators caught.

Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.

More than 400 volunteers from across Russia on Sunday cleaned up the world famous lake.

Russian tourists among the top ten arrivals to Thailand - and the top spenders after the Chinese