Travel and Tourism Industry News

An information system to help foreign tourists navigate their way around Moscow may be developed this year, Moscow’s top tourism official told the Izvestia daily on Tuesday. Moscow in Russia “As part of a complex plan for 2011 we are tasked with developing an information portal and a system of navigation like in other capitals. [...]

Some countries in North America, Africa and Europe are still into Big Game Hunting nowadays. Its is all about the trophy wild animal when a seasoned hunter is out looking for the record breaking and impressive trophy. The size, type, the length, the weight of the animal is all part of who bagged the biggest [...]

The Russian pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will be opened to the public on May 1, Russia’s industry and trade minister said on Friday. “I think that we are moving along with difficulty, but on schedule. We will open our pavilion on April 30 and ten days before that, we will start [...]

The luxurious Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg, Russia – owned and operated by the legendary Orient-Express, has re-opened ten historic suites after a painstaking restoration project. Located on the hotel’s Historic Floor, each suite has its own Russian historic name, with an interior to match, and reflects the rich history of both the hotel [...]

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with China Huaming International Investment Corporation to manage an hotel in Moscow, the group’s first property in Russia. Set to open in 2012, the 400-room hotel will occupy the top floors of a 42-storey main building in the Park Huaming Business Centre in Moscow – a new [...]

Moscow has experienced the first signs of the economic downturn, with a five-point drop in chain hotel Occupancy Rate (OR) for 2008, reaching 70%. Average Daily Rate (ADR) ended the year at €251, only a 5% increase compared to 2007, whilst Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) decreased slightly to €175. “These performance indicators released by [...]