From 18 to 20 May 2012 St-Petersburg will see the return of its annual open-air festival “Legends of Norwegian Vikings “, which will be held on the territory of The Peter and Paul Fortress, on the banks of Neva river.…
Maslenitsa – pancake week – in Russia and London
“Maslenitsa” is one of the most favourite folk traditions that is celebrated in Russia. Maslenitsa festival dates back to the ancient times. Originally it began as a pagan ritual. However, nowadays it has perfectly blended into the Russian Orthodox religion…
Special police forces for tourists in Moscow
The Moscow Committee for Tourism and the Hospitality Business is planning to create a special police department for tourism to help foreign visitors orientate themselves in the Russian capital. These types of police units are now commonplace in many European…
A leading international travel exhibition, the “World Travel Market” ended in London last week
For four days London hosted the world-famous international travel exhibition the “World Travel Market” (WTM). WTM can be compared with such great and world-renowned tourism events, as the Chinese CITM, the ITB in Germany and the JATA World Travel Fair…