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Crimea needs five-star hotels, Ministry of Tourism says

Crimea needs five-star hotels, Ministry of Tourism says

Head of the Ministry of Tourism of Crimea Vadim Volchenko said that the republic is interested in the large hotels built on its territory by the hotel-building networks. According to him, the situation in tourism can be fundamentally …

Record descent from mountain in swimsuits takes place in Sochi

Record descent from mountain in swimsuits takes place in Sochi

Today in Sochi, the most popular descent of skiers and snowboarders in bathing suits took place in the mountain resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. About 1800 people participated in the event. According to the organizers, this is …

Russia and Abkhazia to develop tourism infrastructure

Russia and Abkhazia to develop tourism infrastructure

Russia and Abkhazia plan to develop tourism infrastructure, the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) reported after working meeting between head of Rosturizm Oleg Safonov and Abkhazia Tourism Minister Avtandil …

Will Russia create tourism ministry?

Will Russia create tourism ministry?

Russia should create a ministry of tourism, the chairman of the State Duma's Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism, and Youth Affairs Committee, Mikhail Degtyarev, said at a press conference dedicated to the World Cup 2018. …

Rosa Khutor Resort prepares to host nearly million of tourists

Rosa Khutor Resort prepares to host nearly million of tourists

This winter season, Sochi ski resort Rosa Khutor plans to host 920 thousand tourists, which is 15% higher than the previous year, the Deputy Director General for Resort Development, Nikolay Shlentsov, said. According to him, the next …

Sobyanin: 20 million tourists visited Moscow in 2017

Sobyanin: 20 million tourists visited Moscow in 2017

Number of tourists who visited Moscow this year is close to 20 million, Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin said. According to Sobyanin, tourism industry has become a significant part of Moscow's economy. He …

Ski season kicks off in Sochi

Ski season kicks off in Sochi

The ski season kicked off officially in Sochi. The areas for freeride, sledges and tracks for beginners will be opened for the first time, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Veniamin Kondratiev, said. According to him, the New …

Putin on Russia's national priority for 21st century

Putin on Russia's national priority for 21st century

For Russia, the Far East growth is a national priority for the 21st century, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an article for the media of APEC nations ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' summit in Vietnam on November …

Russia becomes member of UNWTO Executive Council

Russia becomes member of UNWTO Executive Council

Russia became a member of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). "The fact that Russia became a member of the UNWTO Executive Council and scored the votes of 22 out of 40 countries is …

Cruises from Sochi to Crimea to last until October

Cruises from Sochi to Crimea to last until October

The cruise ship Prince Vladimir will perform the last cruise between Sochi and Sevastopol on October 9, the Ministry of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage of the Krasnodar Territory reported. "In the autumn, tourists will have …

Russian tourist drowns in Kemer

Russian tourist drowns in Kemer

A Russian tourist drowned in one of the Turkish resorts. "The Russian woman was resting in one of the five-star hotels in Kemer," the Consulate General of Russia in Antalya reported. ‘’After dinner, she went …