If someone will ask Russians about their favorite summer destination many of them will answer “Greece, of course!”. But 2019 summer statistic says the different. According to Heraklion airport information the number of tourists’ arrivals is 20% lower than during the same period in 2018. And that is…

The new booking season for summer 2019 has started and the key question for tourists' is choosing the hotel for vacation in Turkey. A hotel loyalty program is a key strategy used by hotels to attract to its properties while selecting a hotel.

It works on 100% for the direct clients. But…

In the beginning of the season, we ask Marina Zatsepina, our Marketing Expert from Baginet to explain about promotion on the Russian market in terms of presentations:

Marina Zatsepina: First of all, I suggest to talk only about presentations, mostly in Moscow, not about roadshows or workshops…

Under the frame of forthcoming exhibitions, seminars and workshops we decided to talk about the rules for importing promotional catalogs to Russia, as well as other options for their delivery.
Option 1. Import of advertising catalogs to Russia from abroad.
From the point…

Being Safe and Interesting Can Coexist 

How to be voted the best Airlines in the social media age? Where does creativity stop and  responsibility start? Russian Travel Digest analysed modern tendencies and can help to figure it out. We offer proven approaches to safety that…

Nice places to eat and drink after MITT travel fair 

There are a lot of nice restaurants in Moscow and a wide variety of different cuisines. Russian Travel Digest has chosen some really, really good restaurants that are worth visiting and are not far from ExpoCenter. It will take…

To obtain a visa you must apply to the consular office of the Russian Federation on the territory of the country of residence and submit the following documents:

1. A valid foreign (diplomatic, official, ordinary) passport.

The passport must not be in doubt as to the authenticity…

The certain rule is accepted in the Russian Federation government - in case the holiday falls on weekend, then the holiday is shifted on a weekday. For this reason many Russians use these "long" holidays for small trips, especially it concerns New Year and May holidays. It should be noted that in…

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…

In 2014, Russian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 100 countries and territories ranking the Russian passport 38th in the world. The following infographics provided by Itar-Tass shows the world map highlighting countries having simplified visa regime with Russia.

Major cities of Northwestern Federal distric are: St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Vologda, Karelia, Murmansk, and Pskov.

ST. PETERSBURG (former Leningrad)
Population: more than 5 million people
The number of…

The major cities of the Siberian Federal District are: Omsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Novosibirsk. It is important to know that Siberian region has its own airline, Siberia Airline (S7).

OMSK
Population: more than 1 million people
The…