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The Russia You Never Dreamed Of

2016-10-15 by Phil Butler

Depending on where you find your information, Mother Russia is either a thriving potential set to unleash vast riches for her people, or a decaying remnant of a Soviet Past. Since a few years I’ve felt it my job to show all the best of this often enigmatic place. After the hundreds of hours with […]

Tags: Russia, Russia in pictures, Russia photos, Russia towns, Russian photographers

China Tourists Boost Russia Travel Industry

2016-04-11 by Phil Butler

More and more, touristic flows from China to Russia are in the news. According to reports, more than 400,000 Chinese visited Russian in 2014 alone, and the most recent numbers show double this many tourists. Chinese travelers listed Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, and Kazan as their most desireable destinations in 2014. But other destinations like Sochi […]

Tags: China, China tourists, Red Tourism, Russia, Russia tourism

Moscow’s Fast Food Restaurants Are Hip and Healthy

2016-04-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

food

Good bye McDonalds and the like, hello Healthy Food! Yes, Healthy Food, because this is the name of a fast food chain with branches in Moscow. And is it possible at all to have healthy fast-food? Well, the following five protagonists in Moscow prove that you can have even more. Healthy Food is a chain, […]

Tags: dining, fast food, moscow, Moscow restaurants, Russia

Crimean Russia Gaining Acceptance & Tourists

2016-03-03 by Phil Butler

Sevastopol

According to the latest tourism news from Sevastopol on the Crimea peninsula, the Mayor of Nice plans to visit Yalta to sign a cooperation agreement between the two cities. Christian Estrosi, will travel to Crimea in May in what is in effect, a continuation of an ongoing intercity relationship.

Tags: Christian Estrosi, Crimea, Russia, Sevastopol, Silvio Berlusconi, Yalta

Chinese Bloggers on Tour in the Northern Caucasus

2016-02-18 by Liliana Steffens

Cucasus or Kaukasos

Roman Chuev, General Director of the Mineralnye Vody International Airport, announced earlier this week a Chinese blogger tour slated to help boost tourism in the North Caucasus District. Our question is; “Hey, where is our invitation?”

Tags: China investment, Chinese travelers, Mineralnye Vody, Northern Caucasus, Russia

Kremlin Considers Selling Aeroflot Futures

2016-02-12 by Rhett Butler

Aeroflot flight attendant

According to news from Moscow, Aeroflot is one of several state-owned entities the Russian government is currently considering as part of an accelerated privatization plan.

Tags: aeroflot, privatization, Russia, Russian companies, Vladimir Putin

Tour Companies Rule Sochi Tourism

2016-02-01 by Delia Gavrilescu

Alpine skiing in Krasnaya Polyana

The head of Russia’s tourism agency, Oleg Safonov told reporters of increased sales volume for Sochi vacations were up over the previous year, and that overall occupancy spiked to 80%. Sochi was visited by some 6 million grouists last year. Mr. Safonov said the demand for Sochi rooms went up largely because of the Formula 1, and other premier events.

Tags: Krasnaya Polyana, Oleg Safonov, Russia, Sochi

Russia’s Medvedev Cements Crimea Preservatives

2015-10-20 by Phil Butler

Sevastopol (Igor Kuzmin)

In news from Crimea, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has just signed a decree naming more than 220 cultural heritage sites in Crimea. The decree creates a legal framework for setting about preserving, popularizing, and protecting cultural heritage on the Crimea peninsula.

Tags: Crimea, Crimea tourism, Medvedev, Russia, Scythians

Abrau-Durso: Russia’s Wine Hideaway

2015-09-05 by Natalia Polyakova

Courtesy Abrau-Durso

Just 14 kilometers from Novorossiysk, Abrau-Durso it is a small mountain village famous for its inherent beauty, and for being the home of Russia’s sparkling wines.

Tags: Abrau-Durso, Novorossiysk, Russia, Russia tourism, wine, wine tours

Vladivostok and the Russia Far East’s Rising Tide

2015-07-29 by Phil Butler

The new resort has already hired hundreds of employees to greet grand opening guests (VL.RU)

Due to open next month, the first in a series of luxurious casinos inside the Primorye Entertainment Zone in Russia’s Far East is scheduled to open. Russia’s Far East may supplant Macau and Las Vegas as a gambling Mecca.

Tags: casinos, China investments, Macau, Primorsky Krai, Russia, Russia tourism, Vladivostok

Merry Christmas, Mother Russia

2015-01-07 by Phil Butler

Christmas Eve in Russia

Across Russia today orthodox Christians are celebrating their Christmas with unique cheer. January 7th, the 40 days of Lent preceding having been observed, sees the day dawn on a national holiday a glitter with celebratory cheer. Here’s wishing a Merry Christmas to all Mother Russia, and a remembrance from my fellow Americans. “Judge not, and […]

Tags: Christmas, Orthodox Christmas, Orthodox religion, Russia

Crimea entices vast investor potential

2014-10-27 by Phil Butler

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Sergei Aksyonov - Kremlin

In September RIA Novosti announced a possible China investment in the Crimea via the head of the Chamber of Commerce of Simferopol, Alexander Basov.

Tags: Crimea, Crimea hotels, Crimea tourism, Crimea travel, Putin, Russia, Russia travel, Sergey Aksyonov, Simferopol, Simferopol tourism

InterContinental Introduces Holiday Inn Express to Russia

2014-10-22 by Rhett Butler

IHG logo

Big news from leading hotels group IHG, one of the world’s leading hospitality brands has announced their launch of the Holiday Inn Express® brand across Russia.

Tags: CIS, Georgia, Holiday Inn, hotels, IHG, Russia, Russia business, Russia hotels

A Look at Crimea and Ukraine in a European Time Capsule

2014-09-01 by Liliana Steffens

Islam invades Spain

To better understand eastern Europe, one has to understand how the whole continent of Europe developed over the centuries. As the world watches events in Crimea and Ukraine develop today, it’s important that we understand the nature of conflict and society, and of borders.

Tags: conquest, Crimea, East Europe, Europe, poland, Rus, Russia, Ukraine

5 Lesser Known East Europe Travel Gems

2014-08-14 by Liliana Steffens

Carpathian brown bear

Photographer Cristina Drafta talks about the Eastern Europe she loves. Find out about coffee in Istanbul, the Paris of Siberia, Irkutsk, and much more.

Tags: Carpathians, Irkustk, Irkutsk, Ljubjana, romania, Russia, slovenia, Turkey

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