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Government Set Price Limits For Hotel Rooms For 2018 World Cup

15.02.2016

The Russian government published price limits for hotel rooms during FIFA Confederations Cup and World Cup to be held in Russia in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Hotels in Russia, just like in other countries, tend to be aggressive with its pricing during big events. For example, tourists who didn’t book in advance are always at risk of facing inflated...

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Most Expensive And Cheapest Russian Cities To Stay On A Budget

07.02.2016

A survey by 2GIS company has revealed the most expensive and cheapest cities for hotel stopovers in Russia, with St. Petersburg being № 4 among the priciest. 2GIS analyzed the minimal costs of hotel rooms in 61 Russian cities (a research covered cities with a population of 300.000 and more) and made up a rating based on data across 6600 hotels in...

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apartments , hotels , money , Moscow , pack your coffer right

St. Petersburg Listed As A Must-Visit In 2016 By Telegraph

26.01.2016

The Telegraph Travel published its month-by-month guide for 2016 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/citybreaks/12112289/The-best-city-breaks-a-month-by-month-guide.html) to help readers choose a city to visit in a certain month. The idea behind the list is simple: every city and destination is at its best at a certain period of year, so why go to overcrowded...

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WTA’s St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy To Be Held In February

22.01.2016

St. Petersburg will host women tennis tournament St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016, in February, 8-14. Totally, more than 20 sportswomen will participate, with Belinda Bencic as an owner of the highest WTA rating (14) which is followed by Roberta Vinci (15), Ana Ivanovic (23), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (28) and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (29). All the...

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competition , sport , tennis

Is Allegro Train Safe?

20.01.2016

Local media reported that Allegro train operating between Helsinki and St. Petersburg was recently again delayed, this time for 57 minutes. The reason of the delay is a breakdown of rolling stock on the Finland’s territory. Passengers were transferred to another train. Being delayed or broken or something else bad has become a sad habit of Allegro...

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Allegro , Finland , Helsinki , safety , trains , traveler's advice

St. Petersburg Hotels To Get Star Ratings

15.01.2016

In early 2016, only 54 of 717 hotels in St. Petersburg have official star ratings, as the local authorities said in a statement. Many accommodation facilities have unofficial stars which they have awarded themselves and which, of course, cannot be trusted. So, if you see the stars over a reception desk of your hotel, it might be advisable to ask to...

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apartments , hotels

Ruble Falling. Travel To Russia Getting Cheaper

15.01.2016

The depreciating ruble is helping the visitors to Russia to save on costs here. In the end of 2015 and in early of 2016, the ruble continued to lose its value against the dollar and euro making ruble-nominated goods and services cheaper for holders of the American and European union’s currencies. Just compare. In early 2014, $1 was being traded (all...

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currency , money , prices

New Double-Decked Train St. Petersburg – Moscow

11.01.2016

The Russian Railways are to launch one more overnight daily double-decker on the St. Petersburg-Moscow line, making the lineup of services more attractive for different kinds of passengers. Recently, the sales of tickets have started. The train №№ 7/8 will be operating as of 1st of February 2016. Departure time from St. Petersburg (the Moscow station,...

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Moscow , trains

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