Russia Travel News

Pattaya is booming 14/02/2008
Pattaya is booming in tourist arrivals, hotels and the property market. The trend seems to be more to upmarket tourists with many impressive five-star hotels and an excellent infrastructure that includes good transportation, health facilities and ...

Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh ... from USD 90 25/01/2008
A hotel with those rare attributes of history and style. 'World's Best Places to Stay', Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, 2004 & 2005 INCLUDE BREAKFAST... Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh, a hotel with those rare attributes of ...

Sharapova believes women's tennis never better 13/01/2008
Maria Sharapova believes the standard of women's tennis has rarely been better, but the Russian starlet is confident she can raise her game to continue challenging for titles. click to enlarge "Definitely, I think there?s a huge ...

Federer's loss to Safin was his last defeat Down Under 10/01/2008
click to enlarge 2005 Semifinals: Fed Express Derailed Marat Safin def. Roger Federer, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9), 9-7 In the past three years, Marat Safin is the only player other than Rafael Nadal to beat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam match. The ...

India Fashion: Mohan Murjani on the advantages of selling luxury in India 23/10/2007
Murjani is not a simple evangelist for the big brands. He is a proud supporter of India and is working to help the local industry develop too. He has simply focused his groups energies on Western brands because that is where he sees his strengths as ...

Russian MICE business set to grow 200% in 2008 20/09/2007
According to a survey by International Leisure World Magazine during the 2007 Moscow International MICE forum, MICE business from Russia is set to increase by more than 200 percent in 2008. The survey revealed Turkey to be the largest sector for ...

Hot Hotel Deal of the Day: Funky Monkey Hotel Hanoi 02/09/2007
2 STAR hotel located in the centre of the Old Quarter. Rate INCLUDES Breakfast, Hanoi Map & Free Local Telephone Calls! ... from USD 15 Click here for more information and Booking Details » About Funky Monkey Hotel Hanoi: Located in the old ...

Venice Film Festival line up announced 30/07/2007
The 75th anniversary edition of the Venice Film Festival (29 August - 8 September) will have a stronger English-language emphasis than in past years. Organisers of the festival revealed last week than more than a third of this year?s features come ...

TAT to launch Seven Amazing Wonders of Thailand Campaign 24/07/2007
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has segmented and regrouped its core national tourism products into a seven-point package that will be marketed worldwide under the banner of "Seven Amazing Wonders" of Thailand. Approved after the annual marketing ...

Corinthia Hotels to Operate New Ramada Hotel & Suites Jumeirah Beach 20/07/2007
Malta-based Corinthia Hotels International has signed a long-term management agreement with Golden Sands Hotel of Dubai for the operation of the 371 all-suite 'Ramada Hotel & Suites Jumeirah Beach'. The property is set to open in January of 2008 and ...

Russia to host 2014 Winter Olympics 06/07/2007
The Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi won the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in what became a triumph for President Vladimir Putin and his efforts in rebuilding Russia. Sochi narrowly defeated the favourite, South Korean city of ...

Boost for Finnair flights to St Petersburg 18/06/2007
As of this summer, flights linking Helsinki and St Petersburg are being operated 20 times a week as the result of the recently-granted three additional weekly flights covered by a code share agreement between Finnair and the Russian airline Rossiya. ...

'Andaz' is brand name for new Hyatt chain 08/05/2007
There was a time when Indian hotels and restaurants used to be named after big names in British hospitality: Claridges, Lyons, and so on. Now, in a reversal of roles, Global Hyatt Corporation (GHC) has given the brand name 'Andaz' (meaning personal ...

Olivier Rochefort arrives in Beijing 07/05/2007
Radisson SAS Hotel Beijing has appointed Olivier Rochefort as executive assistant manager. Rochefort, a Canadian citizen, is no stranger to The Rezidor Hotel Group, having joined the Radisson Hotel des Gouverneurs in Montréal, Canada in 1997 as ...

Australian travel to Finland set to grow 16/04/2007
Travel to Finland has grown significantly over the past few years. Its profile as a great destination to travel means that the 5 million plus people who visited in 2006 is expected to only grow in the future. This is why Destination Finland has ...

Royal Celebrations help lift visitor arrivals in 2006 11/04/2007
The positive global publicity generated by the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King?s Accession to the throne was a major contributing factor for Thailand?s tourism industry recording 13.82 million visitor arrivals in 2006, up by more than 20% ...

Asia Pacific's First Luxury Travel Market 06/04/2007
The Asia Luxury Travel Market (ALTM), the first event in Asia Pacific aimed exclusively at the luxury end of the travel industry, has secured almost seventy percent of it exhibitors and will soon close its books to buyers across the region. To date ...

Preview World Track Cycling Championships 28/03/2007
Local favourite Joan Llaneras is hoping to add to his haul of six gold medals when the world track cycling championships get underway on his home island of Mallorca. But the 37-year-old, who won his first world title in the points race in 1996, ...

China Day climax of Moscow tourism fair 21/03/2007
Stepping into the first hall of this year's International Trade Fair for Travel and Tourism in Moscow, visitors found themselves in a beautiful "Chinese palace" turned by a red exhibition pavilion, with "Welcome to China" strikingly painted on its ...

IOC president Jacques Rogge proposes youth Olympic Games 20/03/2007
IOC president Jacques Rogge wants to launch an Olympic Games for teenagers in 2010. Rogge said in an interview with French sports daily L'Equipe published Monday that the proposed "Youth Olympic Games" would feature athletes aged 14 to 18. "It's a ...

Salzburg bid earns high marks from IOC 18/03/2007
Salzburg's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games received strong support from International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors on Saturday, following a four-day visit to the Austrian city. "They have a very good bid and I have full confidence ...

Theater To Renovate Historic Site 18/03/2007
One of St. Petersburg?s leading theater companies has found a way to turn a gift from President Vladimir Putin into a second performance space, it said Wednesday, unveiling a $35.6 million redevelopment plan for a unique 19th-century building on ...

Travel and tourism industries to bring in US$7 trillion in 2007 16/03/2007
The world travel and tourism industries are expected to generate an income in excess of US$7 trillion in 2007. This number is only expected to grow exponentially over the coming decade with a prediction of US$13 trillion to come in from the sectors ...

Door-to-door: Lufthansa Private Jet offers customers free limousine transfer 09/03/2007
Traveling with the Lufthansa Private Jet is becoming even more comfortable. Come 1 April, customers using this exclusive service can now book a limousine transfer to and from the airport, at no extra charge. On request, passengers will be picked up ...