While countries impose travel bans on India due to the deadly second wave, a new destination could soon open for Indian tourists eager to fly out of the country. Russia is accepting all visa applications including tourist visas at its visa application centres in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. But what makes Russia even more fascinating right now is the Sputnik V’s new program that may allow Indians to travel to Russia for Covid-19 vaccine tourism.
1/4 Issuing of visas of all categories (including student #visa) to enter #Russia via air checkpoints is resumed for the Indian citizens, as well as for persons who have a residence permit. pic.twitter.com/lPpm9JwTeL
— Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) January 30, 2021
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World Visitor, a Norwegian travel company, is also offering a package that includes flying to Moscow to get Sputnik V. In this package, you can enjoy a luxury stay in a Russian wellness resort as well as receive a dose at the beginning and the end of the trip. Another option in the package offered by World Visitor includes a trip to a spa hotel in Turkey between the two shots.
Russia May Soon Start A Vaccine Tourism Programme
Vaccine tourism as a way to boost the economy has been around for a while. A few weeks back, the Maldives announced that it would offer jab to all the visiting tourists. A shot combined with a holiday package encourages vaccine seekers to book flights, relax at resorts, eat and shop. And if tourists decide to stay for both the shots, it only translates to more money into the economy.
🇷🇺 #Russia is the most trusted #vaccine producer, with @sputnikvaccine being the most recognizable vaccine, a @YouGov survey shows.
💉 With a proven 91.6% efficacy, #SputnikV has been saving lives in 50+ countries around the world.
👉 https://t.co/eu5rkFsWhh#SputnikVaccinated pic.twitter.com/8YD4DZtaX8
— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) March 24, 2021
Travel To Russia & Get Vaccinated With Sputnik V
After the Maldives, Russia’s Sputnik V tweeted about launching a new programme that raises the prospect of vaccination tourism in Russia. In this new programme, foreigners can travel to Russia to get vaccinated against Covid-19 with its vaccine shots from July.
It invited Twitter users to follow its account, saying, “Our social media followers will be the first to be invited to get #SputnikVaccinated in Russia when the programme starts.”
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Tell your friends to follow Sputnik V on Twitter!✌️
Our social media followers will be the first to be invited to get #SputnikVaccinated in Russia when the program starts. pic.twitter.com/Sxn17cjlmQ— Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) April 1, 2021
A Norweigian Travel Company Is Offering Vaccine Packages To Russia
Meanwhile, World Visitor, a Norwegian travel company, is also offering a package that includes flying to Moscow to get Sputnik V. In this package, you can enjoy a luxury stay in a Russian wellness resort as well as receive a dose at the beginning and the end of the trip. Another option in the package offered by World Visitor includes a trip to a spa hotel in Turkey between the two shots.
Although there have been reports that Russia’s Sputnik V vaccination could be at the centre of a tourism programme starting this July, the Russian government has not officially given the green signal for tourists to fly in for the jab. Every Travel Enthusiast In India Should Only Take This Vaccine.
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