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Allegro Train Schedule Changed For Christmas And New Year Holidays

20.12.2016

On a few days in late December and early January the schedule of Allegro train linking St. Petersburg and Helsinki will be changed. On some days it will reduced and on others the carrying capacity will be doubled to provide additional seats to catch up with enhanced traffic. There are four daily trains between the cities in each direction now. On two...

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Buy Railway Tickets In Russia 60 Days Before Departure

18.12.2016

Russian Railways announced that passengers can now buy tickets 60 days before travel instead of 45 which was the case earlier. The move makes it possible more flexible trip planning and brings more savings for a traveler. The Russian Railways system differs much from developed countries’ in terms of marketing, but is fast making up the gap. Now you...

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railway stations , Sapsan , trains , traveler's advice

St. Petersburg Is One Of The Most Popular Russian Cities

17.12.2016

Saint Petersburg is the second most popular Russian city among clients of HotelsCombined.com, the company’s country branch, RoomGuru.ru, said. The city is behind Moscow, but in terms of duration of stay and accommodation rates we could put it first. As statistics of HotelsCombined.com shows, foreign visitors to Russia have booked most often Moscow,...

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hotels , prices , Vyborg

The Greatest Christmas Markets In St. Petersburg

16.12.2016

A myriad of big and small Christmas markets are spreading across the city. Nearly every shopping now features a hand-made stock where you can little lovely things from chocolate and tea to towels and cups etc. etc. We give you four addresses of the largest open-air fairs throughout the city and one in a nearby town of Gatchina. 1. Moscow square (Moskovskaya...

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Christmas , free time , fun , holidays , music , souvenirs

Six St. Petersburg Restaurants Included In Global Top-1000 By La Liste

14.12.2016

La Liste, a rather newly founded French-based restaurant rating, included six St. Petersburg eateries in its 1000 best restaurants worldwide list for the year 2017, and one of them got the highest rank in Russia leaving behind its competitors from both St. Petersburg and Moscow. A would-be competitor to Michelin is based on a combination of multiple...

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eat and drink , prices

Hotels Enjoy Good Money And Want Even More

13.12.2016

St. Petersburg hoteliers are about to increase their rates by 30% for the high season 2017, a real estate consultancy Knight Frank said in the St. Petersburg Hospitality Real Estate Market 2016 report. Growing tourist numbers and rather high occupancy rates are driving the market’s greed for even more money and the wish to capitalize on record-breaking...

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hotels

FC Zenit St. Petersburg To Face Anderlecht In 1/16 Of The League Of Europe

12.12.2016

The Zenit dominated the group stage and is going to meet with rather strong Belgium’s Anderlecht. The St. Petersburg team is on the right track which can be seen from the results of the group stage, but obviously needs strengthening in defense. Zenit St. Petersburg, which won the UEFA Cup in 2008, dominated the group stage having won 5 of 6 games...

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competition , FC Zenit , football , sport

St. Peter Line Ferry Company To Suspend Operations Until April 2017

10.12.2016

The only St. Petersburg’s ferry operator, the St. Peter Line, reshuffled its routes and announced new product and marketing strategies. The company teamed up with Italian Moby Spa to establish a joint venture for Baltic operations and sent one of its ferries, The Princess Maria, to the Mediterranean Sea, while the other, The Princess Anastasia, will...

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Estonia , ferry , Finland , Helsinki , schedules , Tallinn

KLM To Double St. Petersburg – Amsterdam Flights

09.12.2016

Netherlands’ air carrier KLM adds second daily flight between St. Petersburg and Amsterdam to its schedule as of 19 February 2017. The evening flight from St. Petersburg will be joined by a morning departure, thus doubling the carrying capacity. The move appears to be reasonable amid growing numbers of tourists coming to and coming out of the Russian...

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airport , aviation , flights , schedules , World Cup 2018

Hotels For New Year Celebration In St. Petersburg? Sold Out!

06.12.2016

At the end of November, 70% of rooms for New Year’s Eve and January holidays in Saint Petersburg were booked or sold, local industry experts said to the press. Two first weeks in December are likely to see an increase to 80% with a further rise to 90% toward the end of the month (and the year). That’s a strong jump from 70% last year. If you are...

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Christmas , holidays , hotels

Confederations Cup 2017 Schedule Announced

28.11.2016

Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia and the future African Cup winner (to be known in February, 2017) will play their matches in St. Petersburg with the opening played by Russia and New Zealand. The city’s Zenit Arena stadium, that’s still under construction, will also host the final match. The Confederations Cup 2017 qualification...

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competition , Confederations Cup , football , schedules , sport , World Cup 2018

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