The largest tourist exhibition OTM 2020 was held in Mumbai from 3 to 5 February
From Russia participated: Russian Information Center in India together with the hotel “Alfa Izmailovo”, Moscow, Murmansk region, airline “Ural airlines”, Sochi Casino and the Sochi MARRIOTT hotel.
Interest in Russia was high. More than three thousand people visited the stand of the Russian Information Center, which presented India-Friendly hotels and a new B2C project www.Russinfo.in
www.Russinfo.in is an online resource that provides relevant information about Russia for the Indian tourist. On the site, they can know about the country’s culture, regions, attractions, routes, India-Friendly hotels, and food outlets. The project actively cooperates with local residents in the regions of Russia who talk about interesting places, and experienced travelers who share tips and routes for a comfortable trip around the largest country in the world.
In the near future, the project will present 10 regions. And it will continue to develop in order to increase the tourist flow from India to Russia and improve the quality of services provided to Indian tourists.
www. Russinfo.in was attended by the project’s Ambassador, Russian traveler Alexander Smagin. For the past few years, Alexander has been traveling the world on a bamboo Bicycle as part of his round-the-world trip. It has already traveled more than 17,000 kilometers around the world, and several more on the territory of the exhibition with the Russian flag, attracting the attention of visitors to Russia
Alexsander Smagin
Indian tour operators are also interested in the direct flight from Mumbai to Moscow of the Russian airline Ural airlines and regions that have already introduced a free e-visa. These are Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok. It should be noted that the free e-visa is valid on the territory of Kazakhstan, and Indian tourists have the opportunity to make the route Delhi-Almaty-St. Petersburg, combining two countries, Europe and Asia, in one trip.
Murmansk region was presented at a separate stand. Over the past few years, interest in the Russian North has increased by more than 50%. Tourists are attracted by the opportunity to see the Northern lights, the Arctic coast, reindeer riding and huskies.
“Indians have their own gastronomic preferences. Until recently, it was very difficult to find suitable food in Murmansk. Sometimes it was necessary to take a cook with a group to solve this problem. At the exhibition in Mumbai, we were able to agree with Murmansk tour operators that from next season several hotels will be trained and certified under the India-Friendly program. Interest in Murmansk has increased so much that we decided to organize an advertising tour in April 2020, so that Indian tour operators can personally see the quality of the services provided, ” comments Ekaterina Belyakova, managing partner of the Russian Information Center.
Ekaterina Belyakova and Alexsander Smagin
Paresh Navani and Ekaterina Belyakova
