Destination Russia
During the last few years Russia is trying to develop an area of incoming tourism. And today, not only Moscow and St. Petersburg are popular among the foreigners. Sochi, Karelia, Transsib are also well-known areas.
It's not a secret that a trip on your own to an unfamiliar country is always fraught with certain risks. Not to mention that the trip to Russia that for many foreigners still seems to be a wild adventure. Though it is partly true, the fears are often seriously exaggerated.
There are few options to make the tourist feel more or less quietly in Russia. The easiest one is to order a tour in proven and well-known tour agency, which guarantees the transportation, visa support, a guide, etc. However, for such a pleasure you will have to pay a lot of money.
The second option is book a tour in the modest company and save on processing of visas on your own, on the search of a guide, tickets, etc.
In any case, both in the first and the second version while preparing the visit to Russia learn more about some of the nuances of this country: about the procedure for obtaining visas, about the peculiarities of the mentality, the transport infrastructure in Russia, etc.
In this section we will try to give a brief information about the most important problems for the tourists: about visas, accommodation, the main features of national character, and cuisine. Of course, we will hardly manage cover the whole Russia. But it will be enough to be prepared for visit into the biggest state of the world.
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02/02/2012
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Holidays in Bulgaria: visa-free regime for Schengen owners
The Bulgarian government decided to simplify for many tourists the procedure of entering the country. From now on all people with a valid Schengen visa can go on holiday to Bulgaria without national visa. In such way Bulgaria is preparing its structures for the upcoming country’s entry into the visa-free regime, which today functions between the EU countries.
The decision to introduce new visa rules was taken by the Bulgarian cabinet of ministers on Wednesday January 26, 2011. According to the Bulgarian cabinet, the new visa policy will spur the tourist interest and will make Bulgaria more attractive to foreign investors.
Schengen visa owners will be able to get permission to enter Bulgaria and stay on its territory for a period of up to 3 months during the six months from the date of first entry.
It should be noted that the new visa rules in Bulgaria will be useful not only for the EU citizens, but also tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who have a Schengen visa.
New measures, inter alia, must stir up not only the tourism sector, but also resort property market in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 leading Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria have marked decreasing of the square meter price. Opportunity to visit the country for Schengen owners will facilitate entry of potential buyers and will indirectly stimulate the demand for Bulgarian property.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, in 2011 its consulates issued in total 733 623 visas, which is by 18% more than in 2010.
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Ryanair enters the Ukrainian market
Already in May 2012 on the Ukrainian airline market will appear a new player - Ryanair. Ryanair is an Irish budget airlinefounded in 1985, which is the European leader of low-cost airlines.
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