Last week the award was bestowed to the mayor of Moscow Mr Sergey Sobyanin in the presence of a large number of officials.
Moscow is the most popular tourist destination among Russian cities. This is attested, in particular, by the latest Hotel Price Index report, based on hotel booking data from the Hotels.com websites worldwide for the first half of 2015. 17.3 million Russian and foreign citizens visited Moscow in 2014. An increase in tourist interest for Moscow is also testified by statistics on the number of guests at hotels and similar lodging facilities: in 2010, 4.1 million tourists visited the Russian capital, whilst in 2014 the number reached 5.5 million, i.e. 1.4 million more.
The Department for Multicultural Policy, Interregional Relations and Tourism of Moscow has put together rankings for Russian regions regarding the performance of collective lodging facilities, based... more
Greek tourism continued to rise during August. Available data from the country’s main airports show that international arrivals rose by +5% compared to the respective period in 2014, exceeding the 3 million arrivals mark. In the first 8 months of the year, arrivals were up by +6%, at 11.7 million arrivals overall.
Athens continued to perform exceptionally well, even in August, with a +23% rise compared to August 2014 and a +26% rise since the beginning of the year. Also impressive was the rise for the Cyclades, though on a smaller scale (+13%). Almost all destinations in the 8-month period January to August 2015 reported an increase except Rhodes, Kos, Herakleion(Crete) and Kalamata where the reported drops were -2%, -2%, -1% and -4% respectively.
Domestic air traffic also continued to rise during August. Available data from the country’s main airports show that... more
DUBROVNIK: AN EXCEPTIONAL SYNERGY OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Listed as UNESCO’s Heritage Site, Dubrovnik’s historic city is a world’s unique scene. Dubrovnik Summer Festival has already been using it for 66 years as it’s internationally renowned drama and music stage. The Festival’s performances bring together rich heritage and modern spirit combining them into a place where new ideas and projects meet and promote Dubrovnik as Croatian and famous cultural center.
FIJET Board considers Dubrovnik as an exceptional example for such an award. That was the reason why especially Dubrovnik gets this award for the second time – first time it was in 1996 as a solidarity act to attract world’s attention to the city which experienced harsh and tragic moments during the war. This year the Award is given for taking care of its... more
