12.07.2016

Iconic Aurora cruiser to be handed over to Russian Navy on July 15
The legendary Aurora cruiser, one of the most popular tourist attractions in St. Petersburg, will be handed over to the Russian Navy after modernization on June 15, a source at the Kronstadt marine plant told TASS on Monday. "The cruiser is ready by 100%. It will be returned to the Russian Navy on July…
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04.07.2016

Putin signs law expanding Free Port of Vladivostok borders to 5 regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the law on the territories of advanced development and the Free port of Vladivostok, approving the extension of the port’s borders to several more regions of Russia’s Far East. The document was published on Monday at the government’s official portal…
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19.06.2016

St Pete's famous church outdoes Alhambra in terms of tourist popularity
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, one of the landmark architectural sights in St Petersburg, has outdone the Alhambra palace and fortress compound in Spain in terms, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and the Cathedral of Milan in terms of popularity among tourists in 2016, the TripAdvisor…
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15.06.2016

Crimea’s resort infrastructure about 100% ready for high season — Crimea’s head
Crimea’s resort infrastructure is about 100% ready for the high season, unlike the general infrastructure in the peninsula, Crimea’s Head Sergei Aksyonov said on Friday. "The resort infrastructure is about 100% ready from the point of view of preparedness of accommodation facilities," he said in an…
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17.05.2016

Chechnya absolutely safe, comfortable for holidaymakers - tourism official
Chechen Republic is an absolutely safe and comfortable region I terms of holidaymaking and the local authorities and ordinary people always look forward to hosting tourists, Oleg Safonov, the director of Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) said on Thursday at the end of a second Visit Chechnya…
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30.04.2016

The Passenger port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade” plans to serve more than 460,000 passengers in year 2016
According to the information from A. Panfilov, the port serviced 482,000 passengers in navigation season 2015. Thus, in the current season, the decrease in passenger traffic could reach 4.6%. According to the approved schedule, in 2016 the Marine Façade will see 218 calls of vessels, said A. Panfilov,…
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27.04.2016

Russia might launch tax free system towards the end of this year
The Industry and Trade Ministry, Finance Ministry, Federal Customs Service and Federal Tax Service are working out the details on orders from Shuvalov, the paper said. The minimum amount of purchases of non-food goods on which foreign citizens would be able to get a VAT refund will be 10,000 rubles,…
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26.04.2016

Rail-cruise journeys planned in Russia to attract China tourists
Chinese tourists traveling by train in Russia may enjoy this year a new format of railway cruises as part of JSC Federal Passenger Company plans to develop inbound railway tourism and see a growing flow of Chinese tourists, its press service told Tass on Monday. In these projects of JSC’s daughter company…
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25.04.2016

Russia among top 10 of most visited countries in the world — report
Russia took the 10th place among the most visited countries in the world in 2015, Rosturizm tourism agency’s press service said on Monday citing the report of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). According to UNWTO, a total of 31.6 million tourists visited Russia last year, which is by 6.2% more…
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01.04.2016

Visit Russia travel office opens in Kuwait
National tourist office Visit Russia officially opened in Kuwait on Monday evening. The Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky attended the ceremony, as well as Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Sergei Korneev. "Last year, 21 million foreign tourists visited Russia," the Minister…
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17.03.2016

10 reasons to visit Moscow

On March, 9th, in Berlin (Germany), within the context of the international exhibition ‘ITB Berlin 2016’, the press-conference on the subject ”10 reasons to visit Moscow now”, as conducted by the head of the Department on the Nationalities Policy, Inter-regional Contacts and Tourism…

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17.03.2016

Tourists from China, Germany and the USA are in the lead in the number of trips to Russia in 2015
Inbound tourist flow to Russia grew by 13.7% in 2015 to 2.93 million visits, the leaders in the number of tourists were China, Germany and the United States, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Turina reported, with reference to the data of Russian Statistics Service. «In…
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15.03.2016

The five-star hotel to be built in Rostov-on-Don in 2017
5-star hotel Parus Udachi (lit. Sail Luck) with built-in car parking will be built in Rostov-on-Don in 2017, the press service of the administration of Rostov-on-Don reported. The hotel with a capacity of 108 rooms will be located on 101/7 Sedova Street. The rooms will be equipped with double beds,…
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11.03.2016

Russian tour companies asking Foreign Ministry to ease entry regulations for foreigners
Russian tour companies are asking the Foreign Ministry to ease the traveling regulations for foreign tourists, Kommersant Daily said on Tuesday. Specifically, the recommendations that a group of eight operators have sent in a letter for Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov include the issuance of electronic…
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08.03.2016

Russia is discussing the introduction of a visa-free regime with 24 countries
Russia is in talks on visa-free regime with 24 countries, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday at a briefing in Moscow. "Negotiations on simplification of visa formalities with 40 foreign countries, including 24 foreign countries on the abolition of visa requirements, are…
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07.03.2016

Tourists from India started more likely booking budjet tours in Russia
Poor tourists from India started more likely booking trips to Russia, the publication of The Economic Times stated. The growth of popularity of Russian destination among the poorer people in India contributed to the fall of the ruble against the dollar and the rupee. For example, residents of the…
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01.03.2016

Australian travel agency offers customers trips to Crimea
An Australian travel company Gateway Travel based in the Sydney suburb has begun offering its customers tours to Crimea since the beginning of this year, the company’s head Antonina Kislyakova told TASS on Wednesday. According to her, this decision has no political implications, and the company took…
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12.02.2016

Crimea welcomed 43,000 tourists on New Year holidays — republic’s minister
Russia’s Crimea welcomed during the New Year holidays 43,000 tourists despite of the electricity deficit at that time, the republic’s minister of resorts and tourism, Sergei Strelbitsky, said on Friday. From November 22, electricity supplies were stooped after an accident at the electricity line from…
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11.02.2016

Urals region wants DiCaprio to be face of its tourism ad campaign
Chelyabinsk Governor Boris Dubrovsky has invited Hollywood star Leonard DiCaprio to become the face of an advertising campaign of the Urals region’s tourism industry, his spokesman said on Wednesday. "We can show him our tourism opportunities," spokesman Dmitry Fedechkin said. "We’ve decided to offer…
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05.02.2016

Russia to offer simplified visa procedure for guests of 2016 IIHF World Championship
Foreigners travelling to Russia for the matches of the 2016 IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championship will be able to obtain visas under a simplified procedure, Sergey Korneyev, a deputy head of the Russian Tourism Agency, said on Thursday. "Ice hockey fans will be offered special…
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