Tourism industry is growing from year to year. According to World Tourism Organization statistics (2012), despite the global economic downturn the international tourist arrivals grew by 4.6 percent in 2011 comparing with 2010. Though the growth is not evenly distributed across all regions, the overall trend shows that in the long terms perspective the... read more

Russia was not a very popular country among the local and foreign tourists. The reason was that foreign tourists perceive Russia “as a mysterious and dangerous destination and its two largest cities Moscow and St Petersburg have well-earned reputations as expensive places to visit.” As for the domestic tourism, its main flows were generally directed to such foreign countries as Turkey and E... read more