Friday, April 26, 2024
The Russian government’s decision to grant visa-free travel for Qatari citizens to Russia will not just boost tourism but also contribute to the establishment of closer business ties and the growth of investment, Qatari Ambassador to Russia Fahad bin Mohammed Al Attiyah told TASS news agency. "We place great importance on...
According to Aviation Tribune Sheremetyevo International Airport welcomed the first flight from Damascus operated by Syrian airline Cham Wings Airlines on November 07, 2018. The new scheduled flights between Damascus and Moscow's Sheremetyevo will be operated on Wednesdays with an Airbus A320 configured with 12 seats in first class and...
Rostov-on-Don has preserved its entrepreneurial spirit and lives up to the image of Russia’s “southern capital,” The Economist writes in an article about the Russian city, part of the British newspaper’s series on the “second-tier cities” of Europe. “The Russian south is the model of a future Russia,” argues...
Russia and South Korea are aiming to launch a regular ferry line connecting their major port cities as part of a plan to expand bilateral economic cooperation, according to a report by TASS news agency. “A direct ferry line is to open soon between Pohang and Vladivostok. It will link...
Vitaly Saveliev, head of Aeroflot Group, has announced Russia’s dominant airline conglomerate’s plans for the development of additional air travel services at several key regional hubs – as part of a five-year strategy which he presented at a recent meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The move follows Putin’s call to have...
The Board of Directors of Russia’s national flag carrier Aeroflot has approved the company’s new growth strategy until 2023, aiming to serve 100 million passengers in the next five years, RBK reported. In 2017, the group carried 50.1 million passengers, putting Aeroflot in Europe’s top five legacy and among the global 20...
While a new wave of luxurious ships coming on stream will add on to the cruise offerings on the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Russia, given their favorable geographic location with access to the inland sea, do not want to miss this opportunity as well, Azer News reports. The new project...
Russian agencies have for years been wooing wealthy mothers-to-be from Russia to give birth in Florida because any person born on American soil automatically gets U.S. citizenship, which offers an appealing prospect for new Russian parents, Deutsche Welle writes in an article describing the phenomena. Promotional videos circulating on the internet...
On Sunday 28 October, British Airways launched a direct flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO). Now, British Airways flights are even more convenient for passengers who live in Russia wish to get to the center of Moscow as quickly as possible on arrival. Sheremetyevo International Airport...
In a move made to attract more Russian tourists to Jamaica, the Caribbean country’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that Russian citizens no longer need visas to enter the island nation, The Jamaica Observer reports. Nearly 300 tourists from Russia arrived on the inaugural Pegas Touristik and Nordwind...