The week was not very good from the point of view of travel: poisoning, accidents, heat, regular sanctions. New trends have also appeared, for example, check-in in unfinished hotels.
In the Ognikovo Park Hotel near Moscow, 13 schoolchildren who came to a sports rally were hospitalized due to an acute intestinal infection. The Istra City Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an inspection. Another sports training camp in the Moscow region at the park hotel “Yershovo” ended in a similar way – mass poisoning, but since the incident occurred on the last day of the training camp, young athletes turned to doctors at home. According to unverified data, about 200 people could have been injured. Both hotels are located in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region.
The passenger ship October Revolution, en route from Moscow to Astrakhan, ran aground near the town of Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod region. The tourists were transferred to other ships. And in relation to another cruise tour operator (TO) Volga Line, a criminal case has been opened on suspicion of fraud. The management was taken into custody. The fact is that in 2023, Volga Line canceled cruises due to a malfunction of the liners, but continued to sell tours, and postponed canceled cruises for this year. But this year, too, “I couldn’t.” The damage to tourists is estimated at tens of millions of rubles. Statements from the victims continue to be received. In St. Petersburg, a 20-year-old Rufer (a lover of walking on roofs) was detained, who is suspected of conducting illegal excursions. The inspection is carried out under Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Provision of services that do not meet safety requirements”).
Altai police are looking for a tourist who relieved himself from a cliff on the observation deck of the Katu-Yaryk pass. No one would have found out about it, but the guy’s companions filmed everything on the phone and posted it on social networks back in May, and local residents came across the scandalous post just now and complained to the police. The OMVD in the Ulagan district is conducting an inspection under Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation “Petty hooliganism”. On the Surgut – Moscow flight, right before boarding at Vnukovo airport, the passenger opened the emergency hatch in the plane, as he felt stuffy. According to eyewitnesses, before boarding, the man drank several liters of beer and fell asleep soundly. When I woke up, I did not immediately understand what was happening, I pulled the handle and the door opened.
During the week, it became known about two cases of tourists settling in unfinished hotels in Turkey. The first incident occurred when checking into the Mvenpick Resort Antalya Tekirova hotel in Kemer (Antalya). As it turned out, the hotel building has not been completed yet, so not everyone had enough rooms. A week-long tour to this resort hotel in early June for a family of four costs about 450 thousand rubles. The second case was at the five–star Liberty Signa Hotel in Fethiye (Mugla). There, too, judging by the video on social networks, it is still very far from the end of the repair, construction is in full swing. One night in this hotel costs about 50 thousand rubles.
Due to the forty-degree heat, the Acropolis in Athens began to be closed from 12 to 17 o’clock. The other day, one tourist lost consciousness while standing in line for tickets.
According to experts of organized tourism, American sanctions against the Moscow Exchange will affect the cost of tours, since an additional stage of conversion occurs when switching to calculation in national currencies.
Aviation News
Another airline (NordWind) was fined by the next Rospotrebnadzor (Tatarstan) for overbooking for another 30 thousand rubles. Without even being surprised once again at the amount of the fine, we note that this time NordWind, after replacing the aircraft, did not let 22 passengers board the aircraft on the Nizhnekamsk – Sochi flight! Even after paying the fine, the airline remained financially positive.
Singapore Airlines announced the amount of compensation for passengers affected by turbulence. Recall that the Boeing 777-300ER, flying on May 21 on the London – Singapore route, got into very strong turbulence in the sky over Myanmar. Several unbuckled passengers suffered injuries to the skull, brain and spine. One person was killed and dozens were hospitalized. Singapore Airlines will pay passengers with minor injuries 10 thousand US dollars each. For those who have suffered serious injuries – up to 25 thousand dollars, but they are ready to increase this amount if it is not enough to cover the treatment. In addition, all passengers of the flight will be reimbursed for the cost of tickets.
The most visited museums
The Art Newspaper has published the annual top 100 most visited art museums in the world in 2023. There are five Russian museums in this ranking, but first about the leaders. The Louvre in Paris has once again become the most visited art museum in the world: 8.9 million people visited it last year. “Silver” of the world ranking at the Vatican Museums in Rome (6, 8 million), “bronze” – at the British Museum in London (5.8 million). The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Washington is in fourth place (5,36 million). London’s Tate Modern Gallery closes the top 5 (4.74 million).
The most visited Russian museum and the tenth in the world in terms of attendance in 2023 was the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg (3,27 million). The second most visited museum in Russia and the thirteenth in the world by this indicator is also located in St. Petersburg. This is the Russian Museum, which received 2.9 million visitors last year. The Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) took the 24th place in the world in terms of attendance (2.1 million), the Moscow Kremlin Museum – 67th place (more than 1 million), and the Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg ‑ 95th place (more than 700 thousand)
Grozny – Moscow
Sociologists from the University under the Government of the Russian Federation quarterly evaluate Russian cities in terms of quality of life. Assessment criteria: income of citizens, crime rate, effectiveness of medicine, accessibility of cultural leisure, ecology, accessibility of education, housing and communal services, quality of public services, real estate prices and business conditions in the city. According to the results of the 1st quarter of 2024, Grozny and Moscow shared the first place in terms of quality of life. The third is Sochi. Peter took only fifth place, unexpectedly losing to Kaluga. Next are Vladimir, Novorossiysk, Yekaterinburg, Sevastopol and Tula.
The richest cities in the world
New York took the first place in the ranking of the richest cities in the world according to the international consulting company Henley & Partners. There are 60 billionaires in the city, 349 thousand millionaires, and the total wealth of residents is $ 3 trillion – every 24th New Yorker has a million dollars in his account. Next in the top 5 are San Francisco, Tokyo, Singapore and London. Moscow took the 38th place in the list – 30,000 dollar millionaires and 23 billionaires live in the Russian capital.
The most popular destinations
The Mastercard Institute of Economics presented its research on the trends of the 2024 summer season. This is the institute’s fifth annual report entitled “Travel Trends 2024: Breaking Down Borders.” The study analyzed consumer spending, travel demand and the number of hotel and airline reservations in the markets of 74 countries. Based on these data, the top 10 cities that received the largest share of airline ticket bookings from June to August 2024 were compiled.
1. Munich (Germany).
Munich’s sudden leadership is due to the hosting of the European Football Championship games in June, including the opening match. The boom in trips to Munich was mainly provided by football fans from European countries.
2. Tokyo (Japan). Analysts believe that Tokyo’s summer silver is due to delayed demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
3. Tirana (Albania). Experts called the third place unexpected, but the success of Tirana is partly understandable. You can fly to the capital of Albania “for a cheap price” from many European cities, and prices for hotels and tourist services are much lower than on the Adriatic coast in Croatia.
4. Nice (France). Mastercard experts believe that the fourth place of the French resort is associated with the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Nice will become one of the places of pilgrimage for both the French, fleeing from the crowds of sports fans, and foreign guests who want to spend a couple of days at sea.
5. Cancun (Mexico). This Caribbean resort was among the top five most booked, mainly due to its attractiveness to American travelers. This is the most sought-after foreign resort among American and Canadian tourists.
According to Mastercard, Bali (6th place), Bangkok (7th), the Greek island of Corfu (8th), Frankfurt (9th place) and Aruba (10th place) also entered the top 10 most popular destinations this summer.
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