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

Pedestrian zones Multilingual tourist navigation QR-codes on pylons with maps Barrier-free areas Public toilets Tourist information centers Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry 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 Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Pedestrian zones and cycling infrastructure Active development of pedestrian and bicycle zones Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Renewed tourist sights A new life of Moscow attractions Planetarium Bolshoi Theatre Triumphal Arch of Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics Worker and Collective Farm Woman statue Borodino Battle Panorama Museum Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Renewed tourist sights New sights ready for visitors Moscow City Palace in KolomenskoyeMuseum of ToleranceThe Izmailovo kremlin Museum of the War of 1812 The Cold War Museum Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

New museums & centers of modern art In 1999 there was only 1 museum of modern art in Moscow. At present there are 3 museums and 10 modern art clusters. STRELKA FLAKON ARTPLAY VINZAVOD Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Moscow event calendar Moscow has created series of events attractive for domestic and foreign tourists and expands the 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 Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry September : Spasskaya Tower music festival

Moscow – the total safety zone Only 32 crime incidents involving tourists during Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry Over 100 English- speaking policemen from the tourist police on 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 lanes Unified transport card Overpasses Night transportationTaxi reform Parking regulations New metro stations Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Moscow – the largest transport hub of Russia 11 railway tracks and 15 highways converge in Moscow. The city has 3 international airports and 9 train stations Sheremetyevo airport Vnukovo airport Domodedovo airport «Aeroexpress»: 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 Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Quality of tourist services Studies of the Institute of Social Marketing % of tourists who arrived in Moscow in 2012 are satisfied with the quality of tourist services. Compared with 2011 number of tourists satisfied with their trip, increased by 9% 72% of foreign tourists believe that price of a trip corresponds to its quality 81% would like to come to Moscow as a tourist again 91% would recommend a trip to Moscow to their friends Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

How much is it to travel to Moscow? Dinner in a restaurant for two with wine euro Double-decker bus city tour: 7 euro 2 trips by metro: 0.7 euro Moscow for travellers 76 museums: free of charge (every 3 rd Sunday + January 2-10, 2015) Not as expensive as you think… From airports to the city center by Aeroexpress: 6 euro Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

How much is it for a tourist to stay in Moscow? 2 days / 1 night Apartments: Standard euro Business 70 – 120 euro Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry 2 days / 1 night Hostels: 3 – 10 euro 2 days / 1 night 2 Stars 15 – 60 euro 3 Stars 23 – 90 euro 4 Stars 36 – 153 euro 5 Stars 69 – 320 euro Not as expensive as you think… Really affordable!

Moscow in tourist ratings Moscow is among the leaders in the hospitality industry in 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 cities for 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 (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) Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

International arrivals and accommodation facilities 3,7 4,1 4,5 5,2 5,6 International arrivals (millions) 10,2 12,1 13,1 14,2 14,9 Number of overnight stays in hotels 34,9 37,8 38,5 40,1 41,5 Rooms in hotels (thousands) 32,4 37,8 43,7 48,6 62,5 Revenues of the hotel industry Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

International arrivals by country (January-June 2014) 2.8 million of international arrivals in the first six months (increased by 4% compared to the same period of 2013) Data provided by the Russian FSB Border Service Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

Moscow investment projects Largest investment projects in Moscow in New subway stations construction Parks development Development of the Moscow River embankments Reconstruction of VDNKh Creation of the Museum Island Further development of 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 Moscow City Committee on Tourism & Hotel Industry

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