According to the news of the news portal, tourism News Center, which is the news source of the tourism sector in Turkey, stating that Russian tour operators offer special tours to seven countries to issue bank cards connected to foreign payment systems, and that the interest in traveling abroad to issue bank cards belonging to Visa and MasterCard payment systems has peaked, ator President Lomidze said that those who want to have bank cards that can work abroad already have them. however, he noted that the demand for such trips continues in Russia.
Noting that Armenia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are the most popular countries for issuing debit cards, ATOR president Lomidze noted that Serbia is the least demanded country, and that some travel companies had to exclude Serbia from credit card tours due to the high prices of airline tickets. He said that before, Russian tourists booked turnkey debit card tours, and now more and more travelers prefer to order this service in addition to the main tour package.
According to ATOR, the countries where Russian tourists can easily get credit cards are Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, while applications in Kyrgyzstan take two or three days, and some banks in Belarus accept remote applications for Visa and MasterCard debit cards.
In general, it is observed that Russian tourists can issue a debit card in Armenia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. It is stated that he must provide a permit and a housing rental agreement or employment contract.
Experts, who advise tourists to visit Turkey to issue credit cards with the logo of the Chinese payment system UnionPay before leaving Russia, said that these cards work at ATMs in Turkey, but most of the time, payments are not made in stores.
Noting that Armenia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are the most popular countries for issuing debit cards, ATOR president Lomidze noted that Serbia is the least demanded country, and that some travel companies had to exclude Serbia from credit card tours due to the high prices of airline tickets. He said that before, Russian tourists booked turnkey debit card tours, and now more and more travelers prefer to order this service in addition to the main tour package.
According to ATOR, the countries where Russian tourists can easily get credit cards are Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, while applications in Kyrgyzstan take two or three days, and some banks in Belarus accept remote applications for Visa and MasterCard debit cards.
In general, it is observed that Russian tourists can issue a debit card in Armenia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. It is stated that he must provide a permit and a housing rental agreement or employment contract.
Experts, who advise tourists to visit Turkey to issue credit cards with the logo of the Chinese payment system UnionPay before leaving Russia, said that these cards work at ATMs in Turkey, but most of the time, payments are not made in stores.