Articles tagged “russia”

The new website could be a distraction, or it could be a relatively cheap way for Oktogo to get a URL with lots of traffic, a great name, and lots of potential for improvement.

This boycott has some growing pains to go through before it becomes a viable movement, but on its way it must be sensitive to the concerns of gay Russians still living in the homeland.

Airlines aren’t concerned about trains taking their passengers with comparable ticket prices and few private investors expressing interest in such an expensive long-term project.

Although unsanitary train conditions are the least of Russia’s Tajik concerns, which include drug smuggling and migrant workers, a cleaner efficient transit infrastructure would produce jobs and support tourism in the poor country.

Bureaucratic hassles, high prices, poor service, crappy food, and unexpected closures: The five bedrock values of Russian tourism.

This is happening just as Russian outbound tourist departures are booming, and ironically Europe is a big beneficiary of it. Sadly Russia remains paranoid about free travel within its giant environs.

DreamWorks wants access to the growing Russian market but knows from high-profile failures like BP that it's smarter to go the licensing route than trying to invest directly.

The Japanese-style capsule hotels are trending worldwide, but their presence in Moscow is just one small step in making the city a more affordable and attractive destination for business travelers.

Russia’s past keeps catching up it with no matter how hard President Putin tries to prove otherwise. The project meant to mark Russia’s post-Soviet emergence as a progressive country may have the opposite impact.

Putin says visa requirements thwart trade between the states, but EU officials could be slow to open borders if they’re weary of a wave of labor migration entering on the union during a recession.