One of Russian's more established tour operators Lanta  Tour, announced its bankruptcy on January 28. Lanta was a multi-destination  tour operator with focus on Thailand, Vietnam, Cuba, Italy and France. During  the first week of February, hundreds of Russian tourists found themselves  stranded abroad, as their hotels and air tickets were not paid by the tour  operator. The Russian authorities are helping to bring back to Russia the  abandoned tourists. The bankruptcy was due to an unexpected decision by the  bank, not to continue its credit line to the company.