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Moscow Investors to Grow 49 New Hotels by 2020

2017-01-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Bulgari Hotel In Moscow

According to leading investors, by the end of 2020 investors in the Moscow hotel market intend opening 49 new hotels with a capacity of almost nearly eight thousand rooms. According to the Chairman of Moskomstroyinvest Konstantin Timofeev, last year alone eight new hotels with almost 1400 rooms were opened.

Tags: accommodation, directions, domestic tourism, hotels, incoming tourism, Konstantin Timofeev, market, moscow, Moscow hotels, routes, travel

JLL Hotels & Hospitality 2016 Report Out

2016-12-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

As 2016 draws to a close Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Hotels & Hospitality has released the preliminary report on markets and hotels in Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to the report showed overall stability with a substantial ADR increase.

Tags: JLL Hotels & Hospitality, Jones Lang LaSalle, Moscow hotels, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg hotels

Teimuraz Y. Chichiashvili Receives “Man of the Year” Leadership Award

2016-03-29 by Phil Butler

Chichiashvili

The organizers of the Russian Hospitality Awards and the organizers of the 11th Annual Conference on investments in hotel businesses of Russia and the CIS (RHIC) have jointly awarded Teimuraz Yu Chichiashvili, President of PATERO Development, the first ever “Man of the Year” award for leadership.

Tags: Accor Hotels, hotels development, IBIS Hotels, Mercure Hotels, Moscow hotels, PATERO Development, RHIC, Russian Hospitality Awards, Teimuraz Yu Chichiashvili, Timur Chichiashvili

Moscow’s Lotte Hotel named best in Europe

2014-10-24 by Phil Butler

Courtesy Lotte Hotel Moscow

Winning the 2014 Prix Villégiature award as the best hotel in Europe, Lotte Hotel in Moscow took home the French awards’ biggest prize this week. Can this fabulous accommodation really be considered a business hotel?

Tags: 2014 Prix Villégiature, business hotels, business travel, hospitality awards, hotel awards, Lotte Hotel Moscow, Lotte Hotels, Moscow hotels

Russia Hotels to Double by 2018 Report Says

2013-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ranking of international operators in the Moscow market

A report from KPMG; ‘International Hotel Operators in Russia’, tells of major hotel brands expanding to twice their current presence by the year 2018. Last year’s accelerated growth and the immediate future are discussed, as well as extended reach within the country.

The KPMG data shows that not only are key centers like Moscow

Tags: Accor, BRIC, InterContinental, Marriott, Moscow hotels, Rezidor, Russia & CIS Summit 2013, Russia hotels, Sochi, Sochi hotels, St. Petersburg

IHG Launches Managed Services Center Russia-CIS

2012-10-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

IHG logo

In Russian Federation hotelier news, IHG has announced plans for a managed service center that will offer guests support services in Russia and the CIS. Scheduled to open in early 2013, the Moscow center will let IHG Hotels offer features not previously available in the region.

Tags: hotel chains, hotels, Moscow hotels, Russia hotels, Russia travel

Moscow’s Hotel Metropol Auctioned

2012-09-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotel Metropol via website virtual tour

Times in hospitality, they are a changing. news from the Russian Federation last week tells of an iconic stay in Moscow being auctioned. The Hotel Metropol, a Moscow landmark, was sold last Thursday to entrepreneur Alexander Klyachin.

Tags: Alexander Klyachin, auctions, famous hotels, hotel sale, Lenin, Moscow hotels, Russia hotels, Russia landmarks, Russia tourism, sales

Moscow Room Rates Increase as Demand Grows Stronger

2012-01-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tourism in Moscow is set to get a much-needed boost this year with the completion of eight new luxury hotel projects, boosting the number of quality hotel rooms in the Russian capital by 6% – to a total of 32,500 – according to a top consulting company.

Tags: Four Seasons Moscow, highest hotel room rates, hotel.info, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kempinksky Hotel Nikolskaya, Moscow hotel prices, moscow hotel room rates, Moscow hotel rooms, Moscow hotels, Moscow room rates, Sergei Shpilko

Russia’s Economic Recuperation: Hotel Industry Spotlight

2011-10-14 by Phil Butler

Ukraine Hotel Moscow

In hotel news from the Russian Federation, hotel values there are expected to rise, as well as in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Republic of Georgia, according to several reports. Some estimates suggest the growth rate at up to double that of other countries in Europe.

Tags: East Europe hotels, Euromonitor International, Europe hotels, Hotel Mag, Hotel Magazine, Hotel Ukraina, Hotels 2011, HVS, Jeff Weinstein, Moscow hotels, Russia hotels, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russian hotels

World’s Biggest Best Western Opens in Russia

2011-08-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Red Square

In hotel news from Moscow, Best Western International opens their first hotel in Russia. The Best Western Vega Hotel & Convention Centre in Moscow, it not only the chain’s first Russia entry, but the franchise’s largest hotel ever.

Tags: Best Western, Europe hotels, hotels, Moscow hotels, Moscow tourism, Moscow travel, Russia hotels, Russia tourism, Russia travel. Hotel Vega

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