St. Petersburg will have many quality mini-hotels
In St. Petersburg, one of the most visited tourist cities in Russia, the problem of accommodating guests is acute. Currently, especially in the "high" season, large hotels are no longer able to accommodate everyone. Against this background, the city has seen rapid growth in the mini-hotel segment.
It should be noted that St. Petersburg mini-hotels are investment-attractive tourism industry facilities, as the payback period here is 3-5 years with relatively small investments in the business. For comparison, the similar indicator for large hotels can be up to 12 years. The main clients of mini-hotels are businessmen, group tourists and individual travelers, RBC reports.
According to forecasts by experts from BusinessVision agency, the mini-hotel market will actively develop in the coming years. At the same time, competition will increase. It is expected that regulations and legislation concerning this area of tourism will be introduced, which will lead to many illegally operating hotels leaving the market. Moreover, the number of foreign tourists visiting St. Petersburg will only increase year by year. These factors will contribute to business development and the formation of a more civilized market.
Fee for outdoor recreation canceled in the US
US authorities have pleased nature lovers who can relax without paying a cent. According to a new government decision, entrance fees are canceled at approximately 500 recreation sites.
Other "free" places may soon be added to the list. However, parking and other services will remain paid, NRS.com reports. Thus, according to US Forest Service representatives, approximately 61% of the 16,000 recreation sites in the country will be free.
In the US, annual income from paid recreation sites in forests and parks is $170 million. The money is distributed among the Forest Service, the National Park Service and some other government agencies.
Passengers of bankrupt US airlines will have to pay more
The US Department of Transportation allowed airlines to increase the fee for transporting passengers with tickets of bankrupt airlines.
The fee per passenger will be doubled to $50. Passengers left with tickets of airlines that have ceased flying will have 60 days to reserve a seat on another carrier's flight.
As Reuters reports, the changes were adopted under pressure from the airlines themselves, which fear that in the crisis conditions of the market, an increasing number of carriers will go bankrupt.
For pensioners, entry to Prague museums costs just one crown
1 Czech crown is one-thirtieth of a euro. This is the symbolic amount a pensioner will pay to visit some museums and galleries in Prague. For comparison, museum entry usually costs at least 60 crowns.
Among the cultural and architectural monuments that offered seniors such a discount are the Prague City Gallery, which includes the halls of the House at the Stone Bell, an exhibition at Troja Castle, an exhibition at the House at the Golden Ring, and the Bílek Villa.
For one crown you can also visit the Prague Zoo, Botanical Garden, Planetarium, Vyšehrad, the City of Prague Museum, and the Minor Theater. And elderly tourists can enter the City Transport Museum completely free.
Photo exhibition of robbed tourists organized in Prague
A real detective story unfolds before visitors of the photo exhibition "Lost Vacation," which lasts until July 28 at the Prague exhibition center "Mánes." All the works, without exception, belong to tourists, but the owners of the photos do not even know about it. How did that happen?
Once an empty suitcase was found in the city, with only negatives left at the bottom. Obviously, a thief stole the suitcase from tourists and emptied it. On the developed photographs, detectives saw images of a group of Chinese tourists against the background of Scandinavian monuments. The goal of the "Lost Vacation" exhibition is to identify the unfortunate Chinese and trace how their vacation in Europe went.
In addition to the "Chinese" story, "Mánes" hosts other "found items" from tourists of various nationalities. The film "World of Tourists," which visitors of "Mánes" can see, is dedicated to the search for the authors of the photographs.
According to news agencies.