A new project implying construction of helicopter pads close to the Moscow Ring Road has been approved by the expert council at the Russian Ministry of Transportation.

On May 10, 2008 Moscow resumes organizing free walking excursions around the city that were halted in autumn. The excursions will take place Saturdays and Sundays at 12.00 and 1pm and will be available to tourists till September 14, 2008.

Another large American air company intends to launch flights to Russia. United Airlines plans to start flying from its hub in Washington to Moscow using Boeing 767 aircraft on October 26, 2008.

The RF government has made a decision to abolish visas for all holders of tickets for the UEFA Champions League Final that will take place in Moscow on May 21.

Foreign airlines have sent over 120 requests to carry out charter flights with British football fans to Moscow airports, as coordinator of the UEFA Champions League Final project Alexei Sorokin reports.

St. Petersburg got in top 100 of the best travel destinations by the social network TripAdvisor that unites over 6 million tourists around the world.

Terminal Sheremetyevo-3 of Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow will open for passengers in spring 2009, according to director general of OJSC Terminal. The passenger capacity of the new terminal is 12 million passengers a year and it is expected to reach its maximum capacity in a year after opening.

For the first time a private Russian company has ordered development of a vehicle for space travel. The name of the company investing in the spacecraft development is not reported.

Foreign football fans will be able to attend UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow on May 21, 2008, going through a simplified process of getting a Russian visa. In order to get a visa to Russia, fans will only need a passport, game ticket, and a visa application form.

Representative of Strabag (Austria-based construction group) marketing & PR department Nicole Ziegler has reported that the company will rebuild International Airport Adler in Sochi, the capital of the Winter Olympic Games 2014.