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Oktogo.ru

Polish Investors Chip In $2 Million for Oktogo OTA

2016-02-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Oktogo, a Russian startup company we covered a good many times, has secured an additional $2 million in funding from MCI Management private equity.

Tags: MCI Management, Oktogo, Oktogo.ru, OTA's, Russia startups, Venture Capital

Oktogu.ru Reveals Top Russian Traveler Destinations for May

2014-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Russian online hotel reservations service Oktogo.ru has announced the most popular CIS cities for Russian travelers for May holidays. The top cities, Minsk, Tashkent, Almaty, Baku, Kiev, Yerevan, Kishinev, Astana, Bishkek and Lvov beat out Georgia’s Tbilisi.

Tags: Astana, Azerbaijan, Baku, Bishkek tourism, East Europe travel, Moldova, Oktogo.ru, Russia travelers, Russian travelers, tourism, Yerevan travel

Oktogo.ru Ranks Among the Top 10 Russian Internet Brands

2012-06-17 by Mihaela Lica Butler

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Oktogo.ru has been recently included in The Top 10 Russian Internet Brands Out to Conquer the World by The Moscow Times.

Tags: Oktogo.ru, Top 10 Russian Internet Brands

Survey: Online Travel Bookings Habits in Russia

2012-05-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Russia’s leading hotel booking website, Oktogo.ru with Synovate Comcon, have made a study about Russians’ travel habits, focusing on Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Tags: Oktogo.ru, Russia travel, Russia travel bookings, Russian market research, Russian travel websites, Synovate Comcon, travel bookings, travel survey, travel websites

Oktogo Outlines Vision for Russian Travel Sector

2012-03-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In yet another sign that year 2012 is going to be a very encouraging one for up-and-coming travel brands, Russian OTA Oktogo.ru has just announced a new dose of financing to the tune of $10 million, which it says it will use to revolutionize Russia’s travel sector.

Tags: Marina Kolesnik, Oktogo, Oktogo.ru, online booking agency, OTA, Russia travel, Russian online travel, Russian travel sector, VTB Capital

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