Successfully implementing sustainability policies
LOS ANGELES, California - Appointing Ms.
Russian Tourism To Dominican Republic
Russia is already the second most important source market for the Dominican Republic from the European continent, second only to France, a country with which it competes to lead tourist arrivals ...
Fascinating Russia
SINGAPORE – Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is partnering with WuBook for a strategic partnership that will allow ...
World Travel market research revealed
Russia’s poor image overseas is holding back its inbound tourism industry’s ability to attract visitors from the US and Western Europe, reveals new research at World Travel Market’s (WTM) ...
Paid and public holiday entitlements across the globe
DALLAS, Texas - Recent findings reveal a huge disparity in paid and public holiday entitlements across the globe.
china-russia travel
China President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the opening ceremony of the “Tourism Year of China” in Russia.
Moscow International Tourism and Travel Exhibition
MOSCOW, Russia - Ministers of tourism and culture from 17 countries have come to Moscow to take part in a summit to discuss development of the global tourism industry.
Russia-China tourism
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia-China cooperation on tourism has witnessed substantial progress in recent years, with greater potential to be explored, Alexander Radkov, head of Russian Federal Agency for ...
Russian travel and tourism industry growing at a phenomenal rate
The second WTM Vision Conference-Moscow has an industry-leading line up to help senior industry delegates run their businesses.
Visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg
LONDON, England - With new EasyJet flights to Moscow launching in the spring, and UK tour operators reporting an ever increasing demand for Russia tours, here are some suggestions for Moscow and ...
Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013
MOSCOW, Russia - In the first quarter of 2013, the Moscow City Government will conduct Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013.
Four live volcanos in Kamchatka could cause air traffic crash
MOSCOW, Russia - The Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) has issued an “orange” risk warning to aviation authorities and an advisory to airlines has been released to ...
Chelyabinsk Meteorite Explosion
CHELYABINSK, Russia - A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged ...
Crackdown has started in St. Petersburg
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia will tighten its visa regime for Muslims and will review visas already given to Muslims irrespective of their nationalities, reported Dispatch News Desk (DND) from ...
Yeti Resort To Open In Russia
A new Yeti resort is to be opened in Russia to encourage tourists to find the elusive creature.
Tourist dies in giant inflatable ball accident
The organizer of the extreme attraction known as "Zorb" (a giant transparent inflatable ball) in Dombay, which killed a tourist in Russia, has been detained, law-enforcement officials in ...
Guam Visitors Bureau names ConnectWorldWide as PR rep in Russia
TUMON, Guam - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has appointed ConnectWorldWide (CWW) as its public relations and marketing representation in Russia.
US-Russia Trade
CHICAGO, Ill. - Boeing today commended the Senate for its approval of legislation previously enacted by the House that establishes Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia.
Up 10 percent over last year
Latest statistics on Russian outbound travel for the first 9 months of the year 2012 were published by the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation.
exploring possibilities for serious investments
A strong group of Russian investors have now ended their visit to Seychelles where they met with Ministers Joel Morgan (Internal Affairs & Transport), Peter Sinon (Minister for Natural ...
Weekend-long highway nightmare in Russia
If you've ever griped about being mired in a traffic jam, there was proof this weekend in Russia that it could have been worse.
Much, much worse.
World Expo in Ekaterinburg
PARIS, France - Much like import/export figures and other benchmarks that track the economic strength of a country, mega-event hosting is now used more and more often to help define the success of ...
Chinese retirees flock to Russia
Gray power is on the rise in the tourism market as China's senior citizens are increasingly visiting Russia.
2018 World Cup
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia law makers would considering more simplified visa regulations for foreigners related to the 2018 World Cup, a travel industry union said Sunday.
Marriott to Grow Russia and CIS Portfolio by Over 50 Percent to More Than 30 Hotels
MOSCOW and BETHESDA, Md. - Marriott International, Inc. is on track to double its portfolio in Europe from 40,000 rooms to 80,000 rooms by 2015.
Malta and Russian hotels among European travel elite
Corinthia Hotels announced that its five-star Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Malta and its Corinthia Hotel St.
Dassault Falcon
Dassault Falcon and Avia Group are working together on an agreement to establish an Authorized Service Center (ASC) at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in 2013.
WTTC Research released at Moscow International Travel Forum
The travel and tourism industry in Russia is bigger than the size of automotive manufacturing industry and directly supports almost as many jobs as the financial sector.
Uzbekistan absent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - It looks like Uzbekistan has gone far away from Russia as it is not attending joint exercises with the Collective Rapid Response Forces CSTO “Interaction-2012 on September ...
Boosting tourism in Northeast Asia
China, Russia, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea agreed on Sunday to boost tourism in Northeast Asia.