2025
Cyprus changes its visa procedure for Russians
🇨🇾 From 15 December 2025, Cyprus visa applications are accepted at BLS International visa centres: biometrics submission is now mandatory, and the free electronic pro-visa has been discontinued. A v
December 5, 20252025: the year we stopped waiting for package tours
For me 2025 was the year the traveller stopped being a passive buyer of a package and became the author of the trip — choosing the route, the dates and the experiences. AI, maps and social media are t
December 4, 2025Minsk: three days in the heart of Belarus — a personal route from the Basilian Curio hotel to draniki and herbal liqueurs
A spontaneous long weekend in Minsk: the Trinity Suburb and Upper Town, the grand Independence Avenue, hearty Belarusian food, and a calm, orderly city that quietly makes you want to come back. A pers
December 1, 2025One more visa-free country for Russian tourists
🇸🇦⚡️ Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the mutual abolition of visas. It will take effect no sooner than 60 days after domestic procedures are completed, in parti
November 23, 2025KOSTAAIR now has its own logo
We're glad to present the new KOSTAAIR brand logo, which reflects our philosophy of travel and the energy of discovery.
November 10, 2025Headphones banned in checked baggage
Air New Zealand, EVA Air and other airlines have banned wireless headphones in the cargo hold due to their lithium batteries.
November 10, 2025China rolls out an electronic arrival-card system
From 15 November 2025 China is introducing a new electronic arrival-card system that will simplify border crossing.