Russia Travel: Who’s In, Who’s Out

Airbnb is the latest online player, joining Expedia Group, in announcing it would freeze its business in Russia. Here’s the latest on which non-Russian online travel companies, airlines, tour firms, and car rental agencies are still operating there, and which ones bowed out.

Who’s Out?

• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted that the company “is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus.”
• Expedia Group announced earlier in the week that it “ceased the sale of travel into and out of Russia.” That includes its Vrbo vacation rental brand.
• Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel announced Friday the company suspended operations in Russia and Belarus.
• Tripadvisor and its Viator brand are canceling experiences booked in Russia and Belarus, Tripadvisor is blocking attempts to book vacation rentals there, and will halt doing business with Russia-backed tourism boards. Tripadvisor is still accepting advertising from companies offering hotels in Russia and Belarus.
• Spain’s eDreams Odigeo shut its Russia website February 28, and removed Russia and Belarus airlines from its inventory. eDreams Odigeo stopped offering hotels in Russia March 4 because its hotel supplier, Booking Holdings, suspended operations in Russia and Belarus March 4.
• GetYourGuide was not showing any results for experiences in Russia, but it was for Belarus.
• Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport ceased offering distribution services for Aeroflot, meaning travel agents can’t book the airline’s flights. Sabre continues to operate Aeroflot’s Passenger Services System.
• With sanctions in place, no airlines from the U.S., the European Union or the UK are flying into Russia.
• Apple, including Apple Pay, stopped doing business in Russia.
• TUI Group’s Musement and GoTui.com stopped selling things to do in Russia.
• UEFA Champion’s League cancelled the league’s finals in St. Petersburg
• Zoom revoked software development licenses in Russia.