Moscow for tourists Myths and Reality Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry.

Moscow for touristsMyths and Reality

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Moscow CityCommittee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

What is Moscow usually criticized for?

• Lack of modern tourist infrastructure

• No attractions for tourists

• Dangerous

• Traffic jams

• Poor quality service

• Too expensive

Myths about Moscow



• Pedestrian zones

• Multilingual tourist navigation

• QR-codes on pylons with maps

• Barrier-free areas

• Public toilets

• Tourist information centers



Moscow for the guests and residents of the city

Tourist services started over the last 4 years• Observation decks

• Free panoramic binoculars

• Free guidebooks and maps in 8 languages

• Free Wi-Fi in subway

• Official Moscow tourist guide Travel2moscow.com

• Tourist Police

• Tourist call center

• Moscow volunteer center

• Audioguides

• Combined regular sightseeing tours

• Guest cards

• Accredited tourist guides

• Cycling infrastructure

Moscow bus and river tours

Active development of regular sightseeing bus and river routes



Pedestrian zones and cycling infrastructure

Active development of pedestrian and bicycle zones



Renewed tourist sights

A new life of Moscow attractions

PlanetariumBolshoi Theatre

Triumphal Arch of Moscow

Museum of Cosmonautics

Worker and Collective Farm Woman statue

Borodino Battle Panorama Museum



Renewedtourist sights

New sights ready for visitors

Moscow City

Palace in Kolomenskoye Museum of Tolerance The Izmailovo kremlin

Museum of the War of 1812

The Cold War Museum



New museums & centersof modern art

In 1999 there was only1 museum of modern art in Moscow. At present there are 3 museums and 10 modern art clusters.

STRELKA

FLAKON

ARTPLAY

VINZAVOD



Moscow event calendar

Moscow has created seriesof events attractivefor domestic and foreign tourists and expandsthe scale every year

February: Maslenitsa (Mardi

Gras) Festival

May: Museum Night

June: Times and Epochs historical

festival

July: Moscow Cycling

night

September: Moscow City Day

October: The Festival of

Light

December: Kremlin Christmas tree



September:

Spasskaya Tower music festival

Moscow – the total safety zone

Only 32 crime incidents involving tourists during 2011-2013


Over 100 English-speaking policemen from the tourist policeon major routes

More than 400 volunteers helping visitors

Tourist call center (7 languages)


Moscow solves transportation problems

Development of public transport and the road network

HOV lanes Bike lanesUnified transport card

Overpasses Night transportation

Taxi reformParking regulations

New metro stations



Moscow – the largest transport hubof Russia

11 railway tracksand 15 highways convergein Moscow. The city has3 international airportsand 9 train stations

Sheremetyevo airport

Vnukovo airport

Domodedovo airport«Aeroexpress»: 35-45 minutes to the city

center in comfort

Reconstructed railway station: Leningradsky

The annual entry flow to Moscow via the transport hub is more than 70 million people.

«Sapsan»: 4 hour ride to Saint-Petersburg



Quality of tourist services

Studies of the Instituteof Social Marketing2013-2014

95% of tourists who arrived in Moscow in 2012 are satisfiedwith the quality of tourist services. Compared with 2011 numberof tourists satisfied with their trip, increased by 9%

72% of foreign tourists believe that price of a tripcorresponds to its quality

81% would like to come to Moscow as a tourist again

91% would recommend a trip to Moscow to their friends



How much is it to travel to Moscow?

Dinner in a restaurant for twowith wine

25-40 euro

Double-decker bus city tour:7 euro

2 trips by metro:0.7 euro

Moscow for travellers

76 museums:free of charge

(every 3rd Sunday + January 2-10, 2015)

Not as expensiveas you think…

From airports to the city center by Aeroexpress:

6 euro



How much is it for a tourist to stay in Moscow?

2 days / 1 night

Apartments:

Standard 30-60 euro

Business 70 – 120 euro



2 days / 1 night

Hostels:3 – 10 euro

2 days / 1 night

2 Stars 15 – 60 euro




Not as expensiveas you think… Really affordable!

Moscow in tourist ratings

Moscow is among the leadersin the hospitality industryin all major aspects(by independent Russian and international ratings)

15th place among 51 European cities, rating of cities friendly for low-cost trips

(Backpacker Index 2014)

28th place among 51 European citiesfor the 3-star travel

(Europe 3-star Traveler Index 2014)

7 Moscow hotels are in the Top 25 best hotels of Russia.

First place - Lotte Hotel Moscow(Tripadvisor Traveler Choice 2014)

20th place among the world cities by accommodation cost in January-June of

2014 (Hotel Price Index)

First place in New Year bookings among all regions of Russia

(Oktogo.ru)

Best region for travel in Russia - 2014(Travel.ru)

2nd place in the nomination for The Best Region to Travel to Russia

(My Planet-2014)

The most popular city in Europe among Chinese travelers

(CityMetric Intelligence 2014)



International arrivals and accommodation facilities

3,7 4,1 4,55,2

5,6International arrivals (millions)

10,2 12,1 13,1 14,2 14,9

Number of overnight stays in hotels

34,937,8 38,5

40,1 41,5

Rooms in hotels (thousands)

32,4 37,8 43,7 48,662,5

Revenues of the hotel industry



International arrivalsby country (January-June 2014)

2.8 million of internationalarrivals in the first six months(increased by 4% comparedto the same period of 2013)

Data provided by the Russian FSB Border Service



Moscow investment projects

Largest investment projectsin Moscow in 2013-2018

• New subway stations construction

• Parks development• Development of the

Moscow River embankments

• Reconstructionof VDNKh

• Creation of the Museum Island

• Further developmentof cycling infrastructure

• Railway stations and airports reconstruction

• Investments in high-rise hotels on Novy Arbat street

• Construction of stadiums and transport infrastructure for Football World Cup 2018



Welcome to Moscow!



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