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Green Globe adds Russia, Poland and Ukraine services

Successfully implementing sustainability policies

Green Globe adds Russia, Poland and Ukraine services

LOS ANGELES, California - Appointing Ms.

Russia becomes second largest tourism source market for Dominican Republic

Russian Tourism To Dominican Republic

Russia becomes second largest tourism source market for 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 ...

Previously unavailable hotels in Russia offered by Agoda.com

Fascinating Russia

Previously unavailable hotels in Russia offered by Agoda.com

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 ...

Russia needs to work on tourism flows from US and Western Europe

World Travel market research revealed

Russia needs to work on tourism flows from US and Western Europe

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) ...

Americans receive half the amount of vacation time of Russians

Paid and public holiday entitlements across the globe

Americans receive half the amount of vacation time of Russians

DALLAS, Texas - Recent findings reveal a huge disparity in paid and public holiday entitlements across the globe.

Russia launches the Chinese Year of Tourism

china-russia travel

Russia launches the Chinese Year of Tourism

China President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the opening ceremony of the “Tourism Year of China” in Russia.

Moscow hosting international tourism exhibition

Moscow International Tourism and Travel Exhibition

Moscow hosting international tourism 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.

Rosturizm chief: Russia-China tourism cooperation has great potential

Russia-China tourism

Rosturizm chief: Russia-China tourism cooperation has great potential

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 ...

WTM Vision Conference-Moscow to focus on Russian travel market

Russian travel and tourism industry growing at a phenomenal rate

WTM Vision Conference-Moscow to focus on Russian travel market

The second WTM Vision Conference-Moscow has an industry-leading line up to help senior industry delegates run their businesses.

Six of the best in Russia

Visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg

Six of the best in Russia

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 ...

London opens Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013

Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013

London opens Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013

MOSCOW, Russia - In the first quarter of 2013, the Moscow City Government will conduct Destination Moscow: Roadshow 2013.

Russia issues aviation warning as volcanoes spew columns of ash

Four live volcanos in Kamchatka could cause air traffic crash

Russia issues aviation warning as volcanoes spew columns of ash

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 ...

1200 injured after meteorite explodes over central Russia

Chelyabinsk Meteorite Explosion

1200 injured after meteorite explodes over central Russia

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 ...

Russia will tighten its visa regime for Muslims

Crackdown has started in St. Petersburg

Russia will tighten its visa regime for Muslims

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 ...

New Siberian resort hopes Yeti myth will lure gullible tourists

Yeti Resort To Open In Russia

New Siberian resort hopes Yeti myth will lure gullible tourists

A new Yeti resort is to be opened in Russia to encourage tourists to find the elusive creature.

Russian tourist killed in "Zorb" extreme attraction

Tourist dies in giant inflatable ball accident

Russian tourist killed in "Zorb" extreme attraction

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 ...

Russia tourist arrivals to Guam grow a staggering 615 percent

Guam Visitors Bureau names ConnectWorldWide as PR rep in Russia

Russia tourist arrivals to Guam grow a staggering 615 percent

TUMON, Guam - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has appointed ConnectWorldWide (CWW) as its public relations and marketing representation in Russia.

Boeing commends Senate action supporting US exports to Russia

US-Russia Trade

Boeing commends Senate action supporting US exports to Russia

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.

Almost 40 million Russians traveled abroad in the first 9 months of 2012

Up 10 percent over last year

Almost 40 million Russians traveled abroad in the first 9 months of 2012

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.

Russian investors conclude positive visit to Seychelles

exploring possibilities for serious investments

Russian investors conclude positive visit to Seychelles

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 ...

Russian monstrous traffic jam stretches 125 miles

Weekend-long highway nightmare in Russia

Russian monstrous traffic jam stretches 125 miles

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.

Russia's fourth largest city vying to take world expo movement into the new age

World Expo in Ekaterinburg

Russia's fourth largest city vying to take world expo movement into the new age

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 ...

China's senior citizens are increasingly visiting Russia

Chinese retirees flock to Russia

China's senior citizens are increasingly visiting Russia

Gray power is on the rise in the tourism market as China's senior citizens are increasingly visiting Russia.

Russia may simplify visa regulations for 2018 World Cup

2018 World Cup

Russia may simplify visa regulations for 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 double Russia and CIS portfolio by 2015

Marriott to Grow Russia and CIS Portfolio by Over 50 Percent to More Than 30 Hotels

Marriott to double Russia and CIS portfolio by 2015

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.

Corinthia Hotels walk off with double honors at World Travel Awards

Malta and Russian hotels among European travel elite

Corinthia Hotels walk off with double honors at World Travel Awards

Corinthia Hotels announced that its five-star Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Malta and its Corinthia Hotel St.

Dassault Falcon Authorized Service Center to open in Moscow in 2013

Dassault Falcon

Dassault Falcon Authorized Service Center to open in Moscow in 2013

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.

Russia tourism supports almost as many jobs as financial sector

WTTC Research released at Moscow International Travel Forum

Russia tourism supports almost as many jobs as financial sector

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.

Massive air defense drills from October in Central Asia

Uzbekistan absent

Massive air defense drills from October in Central Asia

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 ...

China, Russia, Mongolia and South Korea to promote cross-border tourism

Boosting tourism in Northeast Asia

China, Russia, Mongolia and South Korea to promote cross-border tourism

China, Russia, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea agreed on Sunday to boost tourism in Northeast Asia.

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