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Belarus' National Statistics Committee reports a 15.2% increase in the number of 'organized visitors' to Belarus against 2012.
Minsk is No 2 most popular destination in the CIS for Russian tourists after Kiev, Ukraine. Odessa is in the third position.
Euroradio collected some touristic slips.
$132 million made on tourism in 7 months
Russians come for casinos and resorts; Italians and Turks are attracted by Belarusian women; Westerners regard Belarus as a transit stop-over.
Belarus' flag carrier Belavia decides to cancel flights to Egypt effective from September.
The Polish border control service releases statistics for the first six months in 2013.
Still, the Turkish Association of Hotel Owners is alerted as tourists cancel hotel reservations due to the situation in the country.
An insurance company can help drunk Belarusian tourists if their injuries were not caused by drinking.
