The average cost of a hotel room in New York is US$60 (40 EUR) while in Moscow it is US$200 (135 EUR). Besides, even hotels of the same network differ in prices in Moscow and the rest of Europe. It can be seen in the example with Hyatt hotel complex. An average room in this hotel in Hamburg is 175 EUR a day; in Moscow the price reaches 600-700 EUR a day.

For the first time ever in Russian history a specialized helicopter exhibition HeliRussia 2008 is to take place at Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre in Moscow on May-15-17, 2008. 128 companies have applied to participate in the exhibition, including 18 foreign companies from the UK, Italy, Germany, France, the USA, Switzerland, Belarus, and Ukraine.

Amongst the advantages of Moscow the tourists mainly mention two: plenty of seductive prostitutes with a wide spectrum of prices on their services and the intense cultural life of the city. In this way Moscow does not appear on the list of the most boring European cities that includes, for instance, Brussels, Zurich, and Warsaw.

Wild Western Festival 2008 will take place on the territory of the horseracing-tourist base Avanpost in Mozhaisk town near Moscow on the 14th of June 2008. For the first time Wild Western Festival took place in Russia in autumn 2007 and caused high interest in people of different ages, horseracing professionals and amateurs, historians and re-enactors.

Kiosks of self service check-in are expected to appear in all Moscow airports this year. With the help of the new system passengers can get the boarding pass on their own, which will considerably reduce queues and the time check-in normally takes.

There are those who love Moscow and those who hate it. On the whole Moscow has many minuses but some people consider them pluses.

Virgin Galactic appears a serious competitor for the Russian Space Agency and it is up to space tourists to decide what looks more interesting: watching the northern lights for $US 200.000 or flying around the colourless Moon for $US 100 million.

The year 2007 appears to be successful regarding tourism development. This optimistic statement of the head of the Federal Tourism Agency Vladimir Strzhalkovsky opened the yesterday’s press-conference that was organized to sum up and discuss the results of the travel industry in Russia in 2007.

What else can make the heart beat faster and more excitedly if not space travel? The Centre of Cosmonauts Training named after Yuri Gagarin on the territory of Star City gives brave and desperate tourists an opportunity to overcome the space acceleration, try hydrospace and real zero-gravity, and to pilot space aircraft simulators.

The number of foreign celebrities who have not visited Moscow decreases with every week. Russian musical promoters tell us about the way the western celebrities see Moscow including myths and stereotypes they have concerning the Russian capital.

Veterans of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Office say that in the Soviet times they daily caught at least 100 pickpockets at GUM Department Store in Moscow – the only store of the country with a goods flow. Nowadays the Russian capital still teems with thieves. A 47-year-old professional pickpocket Pavel Kroshkin (surname changed) enjoys freedom for the last 8 years although he has been caught several times during this period.

If believe the official numbers, nearly 2 million of Muslims live in Moscow. There are over 40 Muslim communities in different districts of the city. The majority of them are small groups united by business interests, but there are also some bigger groups whose ambitions lay beyond creation of a car service network or a couple of sales outlets in Moscow.

Air passengers tend to make some common mistakes. While getting ready for a trip, being at the airport or after arriving to the destination people often think and behave in a wrong way. This is why it could be useful for some passengers to learn top 10 passengers` mistakes.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft family is often called "hope" of Russian aviation. The first ever flight of the aircraft is expected to take place at the end of 2007. Here is a quick overview of the main aircraft`s characteristics.

The deluxe Moscow hotel Baltschug Kempinski, marking its 15th jubilee, is widely known for its perfect service and attention to details. However, amongst the main hotel’s prides are suites designed by British Royalties – Princess Michael of Kent and Viscount, Lord Linley, with interior combining the traditional English elegance and Russian luxury.

Since last Friday Russian media have been teeming with news about Alain Robert – French Spiderman – famous for climbing the world’s highest buildings without belay. Finally, the Spiderman came to Moscow and climbed the highest tower in Europe…with the help of a preliminarily set ladder.

The problem of inadequate behaviour of passengers aboard plane has become a real threat to air flights safety in Russia. Due to this the Russian Transport Service has decided to create black lists of passengers spotted to drink excessive dozes of alcohol aboard.

“Planes sing about their constructor in the sky” – these words belong to Sergey Ilyushin. Life of this outstanding aircraft constructor was closely intertwined with the history of the Russian aircraft engineering.

It is widely known that crowded places are a favourable environment for generation of bacteria. In order to find how dangerous for health Moscow metro is Russian scientists have collected bacteriological samples from the metro halls, escalators, and subway trains. The results have shown that Moscow metro teems with bacteria that may cause some health problems in people with a suppressed immune system.

In the Soviet times Chechnya attracted tourists from the whole country, but after the armed conflict with Russia the republic got reputation of a crisis spot. Despite the current post-war conditions Chechnya intends to develop its travel infrastructure and to turn into “Chechen Switzerland”.