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The results of the first trip of Japanese tourists to the southern islands of the Kuril ridge have been summed up, RIA Novosti reports. The tourists visited Kunashir, where they spent two days....
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The cyclist from Ufa Anton Sazonov overcame the second stage of the trip called Children of the World. He returned to Russia and will come home on November 4, the Sterlegrad news agency reports. He covered almost seven thousand kilometers, crossed the territory of eleven countries, drove through...
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The first tourist group from Japan leaves for the Kuril Islands, TASS reports. The trip will begin on Hokkaido Island. A ship with tourists will leave the port of Nemuro. The final destination is the islands of Kunashir and Iturup.
The trip will become...
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Number of Asian tourists in Russia grows. According to statistical data, tourists from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Philippines and Thailand. Touristic business representatives predict future growth of touristic flow, RIA Novosti.
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The Northern capital of Russia opened Visit Petersburg tourist information office in the Japanese capital. Its main task will be to popularize the tourist opportunities of St. Petersburg, TASS reports.
Now all the inhabitants of the Asian metropolis...
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Omsk yacht Siberia, which is circumnavigating the globe, has almost reached the western outskirts of Europe and is now in Portugal. An important point of the trip will be Antarctica, where the expedition participants will study the condition of the glaciers. The voyage is timed to the 200th anniversary...
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Foreign tourists now have the opportunity to visit St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region with electronic visas. The special regime has begun to operate on October 1, TASS reports.
Electronic visas are available to citizens of fifty-three countries,...
St. Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development organise Welcome to St. Petersburg! presentation in several EU countries aiming to promote the city touristic potential. The presentation took place in Brussels this year.
The head of the Russian Center in Mons Claire Reverseau and ...
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The most beautiful place in the world is called Crimea, Jeffrey Robinson, who is representing the American delegation, said. Social activists from the United States arrived on the peninsula with a study visit, RIA Novosti writes.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a list of fifty-three states whose residents will be able to come to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region with an electronic visa starting from next month, RIA Novosti reports. President Vladimir Putin ordered the introduction of the...
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The website about Vladivostok and a number of other projects dedicated to the Far East will be launched in the near future by Japanese entrepreneur So Okamoto, RIA Novosti reports. He expects that the portal will be useful for the Japanese traveling to the Russian region with short-term tours.
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The official account of the Russian capital appeared on WeChat and Weibo, popular Chinese social networks, the website of the Moscow Mayor reports. It was launched by the Moscow Committee on Tourism in order to provide Chinese residents with information about Moscow in a convenient way. The authors...
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The 23d session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened in St. Petersburg. Russia is hosting the forum that is considered the largest in the global tourism industry for the first time. The assembly brought together more than a thousand participants from 130...
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Arctic tourism is becoming increasingly popular and more fashionable, according to Rostourism. But in order for it to be further developed, it is extremely important to work on creating the appropriate infrastructure, TASS reports.
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Moscow was among the 60 safest cities in the world for the current year, according to the Economist. The Russian capital took 37th place in the list, which was compiled on the basis of 57 indicators. At the same time, Moscow was among the thirty best cities in terms of safety in the field of...
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First phase of the Rurik Path international historical expedition concluded in Kaliningrad. Participants overcame 7 thousand kilometers. They have travelled in Scandinavian and Baltic countries on Zmey Gorynych rook boat based on old vessels' drafts. The trip organisers have claimed that...
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