The Federation Council of the RF has ratified an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Norway to relax visa requirements.

Russian travel agency Intourist and Maltese International Hotel Investments Plc are setting up a joint venture to build a 4-5star hotel network in Russia.

Russian air taxi Dexter has to resile from a contract with the Russian plant Sokol manufacturing home-made aircrafts.

Today Sukhoi Superjet 100 has made its first 40-minute flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the Khabarovsk Territory.

At the International Day of Museums about 20 Moscow museums will be free for public on 17 and 18 May.

The Valley of Geysers, a pearl of Kamchatka, has almost recovered from disastrous mudflow, which occurred in June of 2007.

Fed up with traffic jams, St Petersburg businessmen proposed an unexpected solution. They are ready to use the underground, providing new comfortable VIP train carriages appear in service.

The UEFA Champions League Final fans can get from Moscow Airports to the Luzhniki Stadium by special buses with UEFA logo, organized by Moscow transport authorities.

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.