CHINA PLANS TO TURN LENIN'S BIRTHPLACE INTO RED TOURISM DESTINATION

Tomas Haupt -
China seeks to develop Ulyanovsk, a Russian city, into Mecca of tourism as part of the multibillion dollar ideological tourism industry. A memorandum of understanding for creating “red tourism” zones ...

TOURISM: FOUR MILLION RUSSIAN TRAVELERS ASKED TO STAY AT HOME

James Morris -
135 thousand of Russian citizens decided to skip holidays in foreign countries this April, and this number is expected to increase by the end of the year. Moreover, 4 million Russians received strict ...

CHINESE TOURISTS REPLACING EUROPEAN TRAVELERS IN RUSSIA

Daniel A. Tanner -
The tourism season is starting in Moscow. The Ukrainian war resulted in significant damage to the tourism industry in Russia, and the amount of tourists from Western countries in 2014 reduced signific ...

RUSSIA NEEDS NEW HOTELS FOR THE SOCCER WORLD CUP 2018

James Morris -
Despite the recession and currency breakdown, Russia still counts on increasing the number of guests. That is why the government invests in new top hotels for the Soccer World Cup 2018. Right now, the ...

EGYPT REMAINS POPULAR AMONG RUSSIAN TOURISTS DESPITE RUBLE DEVALUATION

Joe McClain -
Despite the devaluation that the ruble, Russia's currency, has suffered in the past year, the amount of Russian tourists traveling to Egypt has not been affected substantially, according to the Minist ...