Newsdesk Archive - Travel news in Russia and ex USSR |
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| 10.06.2010 |
Summer Night Flights from St. Petersburg to Moscow Air Company "Russia” opened late flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg during “white nights”. | |
| 08.06.2010 |
Donskoy Monastery in Moscow invites you for a guided tour One of the attractions of Moscow - Donskoy Monastery is preparing for a busy season. Most of the monastery territory is open for the visitors for the first time in 10 years. | |
| 05.06.2010 |
Masterpieces of world’s art in Moscow Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow has opened an exhibition "From Raphael to Goya." The exhibition features the work of the greatest masters from the Museum of Fine Art in Budapest. The exhibition includes 60 paintings. | |
| 04.06.2010 |
The Geyser Valley in Kamchatka is closed for the public until 25 June The Month of Silence is declared in Uzon-Geyser area of Kronotsky reserve in Kamchatka. This means that the valley of river Geyser and caldera of volcano Uzon are officially closed for tourists until 25 June. | |
| 02.06.2010 |
Moscow will close the Lenin Mausoleum for 9 days in June Lenin's mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow will be closed to visitors from 6th to 14th of June. This is due to the preparation to festive events dedicated to the Russia Day, which is celebrated on June 12. | |
| 26.05.2010 |
New points of free access to the Internet at Moscow airports Russian telecom company MTS lauched free wireless internet access at two Moscow airports. This service is provided at Sheremetyevo's Terminals 1 and 2 (also referred to as B and F) and in Domodedovo airport. Access points operate from 14 May. | |
| 20.05.2010 |
Special offer - £150 discount per person on all cruises onboard MS Tchaikovsky Book a Russian river cruise between Moscow and St. Petersburg for just £1,345 per person Flights and Russian visa included Book your Russian river cruise now | |
| 12.05.2010 |
Symbols of grandeur – Orders of the Soviet military leaders The exhibition which takes place in the Moscow Kremlin is devoted to Soviet Orders, established in the period of the Great Patriotic War. These Orders became the symbols of a victory gained by the Russians. | |
| 11.05.2010 |
British Airways Cabin Crew Strike We are disappointed that Unite, the trade union for British Airways (BA) cabin crew, has announced that it intends to take further strike action in May and in June. All BA flights are operating as normal at the moment. | |
| 26.04.2010 |
Days of Tourism in Kamchatka region – Russian Far East Days of Tourism in Kamchatka will be organised by the Tourism Agency of the region from 24 till 30 May. A Number of events are planned for both tourist and representatives of the business. | |
| 23.04.2010 |
Travel delays - volcano update Dear customers, We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused by the natural disaster. This is an unprecedented situation for the Travel business which has caused lots of chaos and uncertainty among travellers and in the society as a whole. | |
| 20.04.2010 |
Tourism infrastructure improvements on Lake Baikal The government of Buryatia (one of the federal administrative regions in the area) has approved investment programme for construction of tourist facilities on the shore of Lake Baikal. | |
| 15.04.2010 |
Special rates for train travel between Moscow and St. Petersburg The Russian Railways introduced special tariffs for train travel between Moscow and St. Petersburg offering discounts on selected journeys and chosen seats. | |
| 08.04.2010 |
Yaroslavl region 300 million pound investment in the hotel sector In accordance with the strategic plan for development of hotel infrastructure in 2010-2014 Yaroslavl region (part of Golden Ring old provisional Russia towns) plans to invest 300 million pounds in construction of more than 20 hotels with about 3,000 beds. | |
| 26.03.2010 |
Sakha (Yakutia) – Travel Show 2010
11 International travel show Sakha – Travel 2010 will take place in Yakutia (Sakha republic) in the Russian Far East. | |
| 19.03.2010 |
Peterhof Museum by Boat Price Increase The State Museum Peterhof has increased docking fees for all passenger boats arriving at the museum. | |
| 03.03.2010 |
New Terminal Letter-coding at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow Moscow International airport Sheremetyevo is currently in the process of substituting terminal coding with letters. | |
| 25.02.2010 |
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| 19.02.2010 |
The Hermitage Museum introduces one ticket price for visitors The State Hermitage in St. Petersburg will charge the same price for Russian and foreign visitors. | |
| 10.02.2010 |
High–speed train “Sapsan” schedule High–speed train “Sapsan” Moscow – St. Petersburg has been successfully operating the service between two Russian major cities since December last year. Go Russia can assist with train tickets purchase and other travel-related services in Russia. | |
