More options for British Airways passengers travelling to and from Moscow

BRITISH Airways has launched a flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO). Now, British Airways flights are even more convenient for passengers who live in Russia wish to get to the center of Moscow as quickly as possible on arrival.

Sheremetyevo International Airport is located 29 km northwest of central Moscow. British Airways' timetable gives fliers the option of taking an early morning, mid-morning or overnight flight from Terminal 5 to the Russian capital. The new Sheremetyevo flight will be operated by an Airbus 321.

British Airways has major plans. The company is already investing £4.5 billion to improve service and flight quality for customers. This includes the installation of the latest generation in-flight Wi-Fi as well as power in every seat, fitting 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors and taking delivery of 72 new aircraft. The airline is also investing £600 million specifically in Club World (long-haul business class), including outstanding catering at an altitude of 11,500 meters, and providing the best conditions for sleeping onboard the airline's planes.
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Must visit, Moscow

EVERY year the number of tourists visiting Moscow grows significantly. In 2017 21.6 millions of tourists visited #Moscow, by the end of 2018 the growth of the tourist flow is expected to increase by at least 10%. 

Moscow is the biggest cultural center of the world. Every year more than 500 recreational and cultural events take place and there are more than 270 functioning museums and 170 functioning theaters in the city. One third of the Moscow territory is covered by park areas. In 2017 a new park “Zaradye” was opened in the very center of the capital, it was included by the “Times” magazine in the list of the best places in the world 2018.

Today there are 1586 classified accommodation facilities in Moscow from hotels to hostels. The transport infrastructure is widely developed and there is Wi-Fi in public places. The city pays considerable attention to safety measures – there are more than 184 000 surveillance cameras around the city.

There is even a special service PASSCITY in Moscow, which lets you visit museums, restaurants, sport centers and use the public transport for free.

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Until we meet again Moscow

 SHEREMETYEVO International Airport has bid farewell to the players and fans of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For the past month, Sheremetyevo International Airport witnessed about 33 800 takeoff and landing operations and 4.7 million passengers. The growth was due to the growing demand for air travel during summer holiday season as well as football fans from all over the world, who visited #Moscow and took part in the most anticipated sporting event of the year.

The new Terminal B and the tunnel connecting Sheremtyevo-1 and Sheremetyevo-2 were constructed for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and are part of the Long-Term Development Plan. This plan ensures that Sheremetyevo will increase its capacity to 80 million passengers per year by 2026, making it one of the top 10 largest passenger hubs in the world. The success of the World Cup demonstrates that the Long-Term Development Plan is on pace to meet that target.

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Pop-Up BASE Dubai in Mosow

DUBAI'S leading home-grown superclub, BASE Dubai has revolutionized the Middle East's nightlife scene. This June, it will bring its incredible event line-up and luxury service to Moscow, Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The exclusive pop-up is the first dedicated nightclub to open specifically for the sporting event and promises to become a world-class late-night spot for the rich and famous.

Bringing state of the art production from Dubai to Moscow, BASE combines cutting-edge entertainment, art & live performances to create extravagant events. The opulent pop-up will launch on June 14 with American R&B star, Jason Derulo. Scheduled to open the official ceremony with his single 'Colors', written specifically for the tournament, Derulo will kick-start the BASE Moscow line-up with an intimate live performance.

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Qatar Airways continues expansion in Europe and Russia

QATAR Airways has announced that it will increase daily frequencies to the Scandinavian capitals of Stockholm and Oslo, alongside the Italian cities of Milan and Rome. Due to an increase in demand to key European destinations, especially from the Asia Pacific region, flights to Rome, Milan and Stockholm will increase to 17 per week from Doha’s Hamad International Airport, while flights to Oslo are set to increase from seven to 10 frequencies per week.

The award-winning airline has also announced that double daily flights to the Russian capital Moscow will increase to three times daily from 14 December, just five days before Qatar Airways’ inaugural daily flight to the Russian city of St. Petersburg. 

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Mobile App for Kremlin Museums

THE #Moscow Kremlin Museums have produced a multimedia application for smartphones and tablets – 'Moscow Kremlin Museums. Armoury Chamber'. It provides the latest news about the events of the Kremlin Museums and full information on the Armoury Chamber, i.e. the map of the museum, automatic navigation through the halls, audio guide, information about its halls and exhibits, games with museum content and in-museum quests. The Armoury Chamber provides Wi-Fi, so it is possible to download the app directly at the museum.

The option Exposition Guide allows using the app as a guide. The app automatically identifies the location of the visitor and illuminates the nearest showcases with blue. One could also discover general information about the each hall by clicking the 'i' symbol. There is both textual and audio content in the app, so it can be used as an audio guide.

The free app is available in English and Russian for both iOS and Android users.

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Moscow City Pass

THE Russia CityPass is full of new museums, easier to use  and with two different destinations, the capital of Russian Federation Moscow and the cultural capital of Russia – Saint Petersburg.

The Moscow CityPass card provides its holder with one-time free admission to 42 museums (including the Moscow Kremlin and Tretyakov Gallery), Moscow City Sightseeing double decker bus tours (24- hour valid ticket), river cruise on yachts of flotilla "Radisson Royal" and free taxi ride with Get-Taxi. Moreover, Moscow Pass provides discounts in more than 20 restaurants, 9 tours and bicycle and car rental services, hotels and other useful and interesting tourist services in Moscow.

The Moscow CityPass package contains the Moscow Guidebook in three languages (Russian, English and Chinese) with useful information about the Russian capital, its key tourist areas, attractions and useful tips for tourists, coupons for discounts and other benefits.

It also includes a specially designed tourist map of the city center with the Moscow Kremlin map and other tourist attractions, and Moscow Metro map.

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Up in the air . . .

DANCERS from the internationally renowned Bolshoi Ballet and classical superstar Katherine Jenkins staged the world’s first ballet and musical performance in the air, to celebrate the launch of British Airways’ Dreamliner flights from London Heathrow to Moscow, Russia.

Lucky passengers on the inaugural flight of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner were taken to new heights with an incredible, surprise performance by Artemy Belyakov and Olga Marchenkova, stars from the legendary Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. 

The dancers were accompanied by one of Britain’s favourite singers, Welsh Mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE, who gave a spine-tingling rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

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Spring into these top cities

SPRING guides to Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, London, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo are available now at www.seasonalcities.com.

The guides, written by resident travel journalists and updated every season, are an insider's edit of top fives (sights, events, shops, restaurants, bars and clubs, and hotels), and they provide three-day weather forecasts for each of the cities. 

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Brighton, Liverpool tipped for tourism

ENGLAND and Portugal dominate Trip Advisor’s list of top ten European holiday destinations ‘on the rise’. Brighton and Liverpool are tipped, as are Porto and, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Funchal.

Top ten …

• Porto, Portugal 
• Moscow, Russia 
• Brighton, England 
• Liverpool, England 
• Granada, Spain 
• Funchal, Portugal 
• Oia (Santorini), Greece 
• Krakow, Poland 
• Valencia, Spain 
• Cologne, Germany  

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Welcome to Moscow!

DIPLOMATIC Anglo-Russian relationships are currently – well, let’s be frankly undiplomatic, rubbish – but Moscow’s tourism department says the city is more than ready to welcome British tourists. 

These are just some of the things that they say Russia’s capital can offer:

273 hotels, 319 hostels, and 203 mini hotels, with the total number of rooms in the city numbering almost 50,000.

Three international airports, nine railway stations, and 10 inter-regional bus terminals.

More than 270 museums, 170 theatres, and three UNESCO World heritage sites. 

A tourist police force, providing security and assisting visitors.

400-plus parks and estates.

The Official Moscow Guide, providing information about attractions (http://en.travel2moscow.com).

Holidaymakers planning a winter break in #Moscow should be aware that in January and February, the average temperature is 16F. The first snow normally at the end of October and remains until April.

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easyJet axes Moscow flights as demand slumps

EASYJET is to suspend flights between London and #Moscow, blaming a slump in demand. Flights from Gatwick will stop in March next year. The airline says it will monitor the market with a view to resuming the service should demand pick up. 

‘The decision has been taken in response to the significant and sustained reduction in demand,’ the airline reportedly said.

The weakness of the Russian ruble, political tension between Russia and the West, and the tightening of visa processes are among the factors that have reduced demand for London-Moscow flights.

easyJet has been flying to Moscow from Gatwick since 2012, after being awarded route rights ahead of Virgin Atlantic. 

Only two carriers from the UK and two from Russia are permitted to fly between London and Moscow under air-service agreements.

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See the sights in St. Petersburg

CITY SIGHTSEEING has started operations in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Its St. Petersburg tours cover the main attractions of the city, especially those in the central and Admiralty districts, and last 90 minutes. Commentaries are available in 12 languages.

Passengers can toggle the tourist bus tour with a boat tour on the River Neva, organized by Astra-Marine.

The company’s Russian division also operates in Moscow and Kazan.

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See Moscow by boat and bus

THE Russian office of City Sightseeing Worldwide and the Moscow-based Capital River Boat Tour Company planning a joint tour excursion operation on boats and double-decker buses, which will be the largest city tour programme in the Russian Federation.

Founded by Stalin in 1933, the Capital River Boat Tour Company is the oldest and largest water transport organization in the Moscow region.

The programme will have 15 buses and 40 boats in Moscow.

“By combining the two largest excursion carriers, Moscow residents and its visitors will benefit from a single combination ticket, which will allow passengers to use the services of both companies for an unlimited number of times during two consecutive days. The cost of the combo ticket will be as low as 1,300 roubles (£21.70)”, says President of City Sightseeing Russia and Azerbaijan, Mr. Sergei V. Lavrebtyev. “Passengers will be able to buy a combo ticket on board either the bus or boat, or at any ticket office located on the Moskva river piers.”

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