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06.10.2015

Demand for icebreaker tours to North Pole surges after reports on their termination

Plans to terminate commercial tours to the North Pole on the nuclear-powered icebreakers of the Atomflot company in 2016 have triggered an agitated surge of demand for these tours, Sergey Shirokiy, the chief of the tourist department of the Russian Arctic national park told reporters on Thursday as he…

30.09.2015

Mosque will be one of the most popular attractions in Moscow

New Mosque in Moscow, which officially opened on Wednesday at the site of a historic building, will be one of the most important attractions of the capital, according to the official tourist portal of the city which turned it into a guided tour of "World Religions in Moscow." The opening ceremony…

28.09.2015

Russian Tourism Agency wants to upgrade the tourist brand "Golden Ring of Russia"

Russian Tourism Agency in conjunction with federal departments and agencies, and tour operators expects to upgrade the tourist brand "Golden Ring of Russia", the deputy head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Sergey Korneev, told to journalists on Friday. "We will begin a reboot of the" Golden Ring "as…

16.09.2015

Putin offers easing visa regime for some categories of tourists from BRICS countries

YALTA, August 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to ease visa regime for some categories of tourists from BRICS countries. "In order to attract foreign tourists, it is probably worth considering to further ease visa regime - for instance, to expand practice of visa-free group exchange.…

16.09.2015

Easing visa regime may double Russia’s tourism revenues

Russia’s tourism revenues may double shortly if the government rules to ease visa regime, Russian Federal Tourism Agency head Oleg Safonov told TASS on Tuesday. "Last year foreign tourists spend some $12 billion in Russia," Safronov said adding that the country’s tourism sphere had more possibilities. "Of…

16.09.2015

Lavrov proposes scrapping visas between Russia, Dominican Republic

Moscow offers visa-free travel to the Dominican Republic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday at a meeting with Dominican Vice President Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez. "We are glad to see you in Moscow. It is the first visit at such a high level. It will mark an important milestone…

08.09.2015

Russia to promote its tourism among visitors from Middle East and Africa

The deputy head of the national tourism agency names economic conditions in Russia favorable for development of inbound tourism. Russia’s tourism agency suggests promoting Northern Sea Route and Arctic cruises. Tourism officials will continue to promote Russia as a tourist destination for travellers…

08.09.2015

Russian tourism agency suggests opening Vostochny spaceport for tourists

"The cosmodrome is a unique facility, such facilities can be counted on the fingers of one hand, they should be used in the tourism industry," the tourism agency's head said. Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) Oleg Safonov has suggested making the Vostochny cosmodrome a tourist…

08.09.2015

Russia's Kaluga airport opens for international flights

The decision to open an international airport in Kaluga was made to lower the deficit of regional airports and increase investment attractiveness of the Kaluga Region. A new international airport has opened in central Russia. It is located in the administrative center of a large industrial region of…

08.09.2015

Moscow Metro gets first free public toilet

Passengers will have access to the platform-level facility using the Troika card, an electronic ticket from the city's public transport operator The first free public toilet has been installed at Prospekt Mira metro station in central Moscow, the capital’s underground railway chief, Dmitry Pegov, said…

08.09.2015

Russia’s Far Eastern city receives first Japanese ‘culture tourists

The guests, who have come to the port city of Vladivostok onboard the cruise ship, will be able to see the famous Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet at the Primorsky Theater of Opera and Ballet. More than 300 Japanese citizens have become the first tourists to arrive in Russia’s Far Eastern city Vladivostok…

26.08.2015

Russia’s tourism agency suggests promoting Northern Sea Route and Arctic cruises.

The potential market for Arctic cruises is up to 80,000 tourists a year. The Russian Federal Agency for Tourism suggests promoting Northern Sea Route and Arctic cruises. "Cruise and yachting tourism may be a [popular] direction for Russia rich in water resources. Cruises over Russian rivers are quite…

25.08.2015

Russia intends to increase the number of tourists from China by fishermen

Russia expects to increase the number of tourists from China by attracting fishing enthusiasts, according to the press service of the Federal Tourism Agency. Previously, the agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Chinese fishing sport. The document envisages the establishment…

24.08.2015

Tour operators consider China, India and Iran the most promising inbound markets

China, India and Iran have become the most promising markets in terms of the development of tourism in Russia, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina said, citing data from the incoming companies. "The trend of decreasing tourists' flow from Europe and increasing…

24.08.2015

St. Petersburg has not enough guides for travelers from China

Preferences of Chinese tourists traveling to Russia have changed, and because of the increased number of tourists from China, there are not enough guides to satisfy the needs of all Chinese travelers, the chairman of the Northwest regional branch of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Leonid Fleet said. "It's…

18.08.2015

Russia Time Zones

Russia currently uses eleven standard time zones, which are shown on the picture below. Russia previously utilized nine standard time zones, but effective October 26, 2014 Russia ended year round daylight saving time and also add two new time zones. Russia's Federation Council voted to reverse the…

17.08.2015

Russian Tourism Agency and VisitRussia present Russian tour operators in Germany and Austria

From 26 to 28 October this year, Russian Tourism Agency and the National Marketing Center for Tourism VisitRussia for the first time will present Russia as a tourist destination to representatives of the tourism industry in Germany and Austria on the planned road shows, a statement of VisitRussia says. A…

17.08.2015

Russian Church seeking return of landmark cathedral in St. Petersburg

The St. Isaac’s Cathedral is currently a monument and a museum. St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church said on Thursday it had filed a petition for handing to it on the terms of gratuity the city’s landmark cathedral of St. Isaac, which is currently a monument and a museum, Natalya Rodomanova,…

07.08.2015

Visit Russia Roadshow starts in Beijing

On August 11, 2015 in Bejing at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, the first stage of the road show Visit Russia takes place, organized by the Federal Agency for Tourism.…

06.08.2015

In 2015, Moscow and St. Petersburg took 2,3 times more Chinese tourists

Two of the Russian capitals are the most visited tourist destinations for Chinese tourists. For six months of this year, Moscow and St. Petersburg were visited by 103,000 Chinese…

Demand for icebreaker tours to North Pole surges after reports on their termination

Mosque will be one of the most popular attractions in Moscow

Russian Tourism Agency wants to upgrade the tourist brand "Golden Ring of Russia"

Putin offers easing visa regime for some categories of tourists from BRICS countries

Easing visa regime may double Russia’s tourism revenues

Lavrov proposes scrapping visas between Russia, Dominican Republic

Russia to promote its tourism among visitors from Middle East and Africa

Russian tourism agency suggests opening Vostochny spaceport for tourists

Russia's Kaluga airport opens for international flights

Moscow Metro gets first free public toilet

Russia’s Far Eastern city receives first Japanese ‘culture tourists

Russia’s tourism agency suggests promoting Northern Sea Route and Arctic cruises.

Russia intends to increase the number of tourists from China by fishermen

Tour operators consider China, India and Iran the most promising inbound markets

St. Petersburg has not enough guides for travelers from China

Russia Time Zones

Russian Tourism Agency and VisitRussia present Russian tour operators in Germany and Austria

Russian Church seeking return of landmark cathedral in St. Petersburg

Visit Russia Roadshow starts in Beijing

In 2015, Moscow and St. Petersburg took 2,3 times more Chinese tourists

Top travel destinations Russian tourists visited 2023

Usual way of living: Moscow Dive Show 2021

RBC announced that Russia has purchased 165 aircraft from foreign lessors

The 1st Punjab Tourism Summit and Travel Mart opens September 11 in Punjab, India