Russia Tourism News
Wizz Air to open first Russian base
Wizz Air has announced its first Russian base, in Saint Petersburg. From September, one Airbus A320 aircraft will be based at Pulkovo Airport.
Corinthia St Petersburg unveils new signature suites
Corinthia St Petersburg is an internationally acknowledged luxury hotel, built from three majestic 19th-century buildings located at the heart of Nevsky Prospect, the city’s main thoroughfare.
Russia appointed Convention & Culture Partner for ITB Berlin
Russia has stepped up as the Convention & Culture Partner for ITB Berlin 2020. In the role, Russia will be represented with several sessions at the ITB Berlin Convention.
Domodedovo launches recycling scheme in partnership with S7
Moscow Domodedovo Airport and S7 Airlines have pioneered the introduction of a sustainable approach to waste management in Russia.
Radisson Hotel Gorizont Rostov-on-Don to open this year
The hotel will offer 173 rooms and suites with a Scandinavian inspired design, an all-day restaurant and lobby lounge bar, as well as a gym, a conference hall and various meeting rooms.
airBaltic to launch Yekaterinburg connections in April
Yekaterinburg will be the sixth destination airBaltic serves in Russia, in addition to convenient connections between Riga and Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Sochi and Kazan.
ATM 2020: GCC tourism looks to Russia for future growth
Russian tourists travelling to the GCC are expected to generate an estimated US$1.22 billion in travel and tourism revenue by 2023, an increase of 19 per cent when compared with figures from 2018.
Ksenya Boykova, head of international affairs, Moscow Committee for Tourism
As the city undergoes a renaissance, Ksenya Boykova, head of international affairs at the Moscow Committee for Tourism, tells Eleanor Hawkins from Breaking Travel News what guests can expect to find. Having been unveiled as the host for the World Travel Awards Grand Final 2020, plans for the event are also under discussion.
Radisson Hotel Perm set for 2021 opening in Russia
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of the first Radisson-branded hotel in Russia. Set to arrive in the Urals region of the country, the newly built Radisson Hotel Perm will have 150 rooms and is due to open in late 2021.
Wizz Air takes off for Russia from London Luton Airport
From today, the carrier is the sole British airline directly connecting passengers from London to St. Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia that boasts scenic canals and baroque architecture.
Breaking Travel News investigates: UNWTO General Assembly, St Petersburg, Russia
With more than 1,500 delegates gathering in St Petersburg for the twenty-third UNWTO General Assembly, Eleanor Hawkins heads to the cultural capital of Russia to take the pulse of the global hospitality industry
Ural Airlines plane makes emergency landing following bird strike
An Airbus A321 operated by Ural Airlines has come down in a cornfield on the outskirts of Moscow after being struck by a flock of birds. Twenty-three people were injured in the incident, though there are no reports of fatalities.