Tour Pomosh paid the first payments to Russians for canceled tours to the Middle East The first dozens of tourists received payments from the Association of Tour Operators for Outbound Tourism "Torpomosh" for failed trips to the Middle East; they were created from personal liability funds of tour operators, said the director of "Torpomosh" Alexander Osulenko. "The first ten tourists, starting on October 15, received payments from the personal liability funds of the tour operators as part of the refund mechanism for trips canceled to the Middle East due to a worsening of the situation there in the spring of 2026," he told RTN's btb edition.