Train Station Vladivostok became a train stop for a day superior comfort"Imperial Russia", which makes a tour from Moscow along the Trans-Siberian Railway, RIA PrimaMedia reports. Passengers who did not spare money (the cost of a seat is from 5 to 10 thousand euros) for the tour walked around the capital of Primorye and tried local cuisine. The VIP train left Moscow on July 24 and arrived in Vladivostok at 08:00 on Thursday, August 4. From the capital of Primorye, passengers (mostly foreigners) went home by air, and at night the train with the tour departed back to Moscow. RIA PrimaMedia found out from Natalya Artamonova, a representative of the RZD Tour company, how passengers who want to see Russia in all its glory are entertained.

Reference: the Alexander Nevsky train belongs to Russian Railways and was launched on the Petersburg-Moscow route in April 2009. Already in December 2009, the flight was closed. By the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, which was celebrated in 2013, "Alexander Nevsky" found a new use - tourism. The tour "Imperial Russia" passes along the longest railway in the world - the Trans-Siberian Railway - and illustrates the breadth and diversity of Russia. The first rail cruise took place in 2014.
Tickets for the third in a year sightseeing tour"Imperial Russia" was sold out by passengers from all over the world - from Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka.

— Passengers are very impressed with the train, which is a hotel on wheels. Many enthusiastic reviews were expressed by foreigners about Kazan, Irkutsk, Baikal. They liked the landscape on the Ulan-Ude-Khabarovsk section. Many simply do not come off the windows. In general, each city of the route has its own zest, its own charm. Vladivostok, I think they also really liked it,— says Natalia Artamonova.

In Vladivostok, passengers of the "luxury" train visited Cape Egersheld, Eagle's Nest Hill, Russky Island, the S-56 Submarine Museum, the Arseniev Museum and the Vladivostok Fortress, and also walked along the main squares of the city, Svetlanskaya Street, Admiral Fokin Street and embankment of the Tsesarevich.

—The passenger menu is represented by Russian cuisine, but upon arrival at each new point, we also take into account regional specifics. For example, in Kazan, emphasis was placed on Tatar cuisine. In Vladivostok, of course, tourists tried seafood. With great pleasure, foreigners eat dumplings, borscht, green cabbage soup. It may seem unusual, but our tourists are very fond of buckwheat,- said the representative of "RZD Tour".

Foreign tourists are accommodated in three carriages. The most expensive carriage, the VIP carriage, consists of five compartments with two berths. All compartments have armchairs, tables, LCD TVs, built-in wardrobes for clothes and luggage, air conditioners, washbasins, showers and toilets. Each compartment can accommodate a maximum of two people. In addition to the organization cultural program for passengers, they also think over the everyday details of the trip, so that they do not have to worry about where they will sleep, eat and what to do with luggage. On separate sections of the route, live performances were given by a pianist and a violinist.

The minimum cost of a ticket for "Imperial Russia" is 5150 euros, the maximum is 9805 euros (without additional payment for single occupancy). Until the end of 2016, another sightseeing tour on the "luxury train" will be completed. Six trips are planned for 2017.

« Alexander Nevskiy» (№ 11/12 ) - A branded luxury train that ran along the route St. Petersburg - Moscow.

Timetable

• Departure from St. Petersburg at 23:30 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, arrival in Moscow at 7:10, travel time - 7:40;
• Departure from Moscow at 23:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arrival in St. Petersburg at 7:40, travel time - 8:10

The train went without intermediate stops.

Story

The train made its first flight on April 26, 2009. The train included 3 compartment cars, 8 SV cars, and 2 VIP cars. Each of the VIP-cars was designed for the journey of 10 passengers, and the area of ​​the double compartment in it was more than two ordinary ones. SV carriages were presented in two types: with vertical and horizontal shelves. The compartments of VIP cars and SV cars were equipped with an individual climate control system. Satellite TV and Internet access points were available in all compartments. Passengers were provided with cold and hot meals, soft drinks, individual sanitary and hygienic kit and fresh press. To ensure the safety of passengers, all train cars were equipped with video surveillance and burglar alarms.

The train made its last run on December 31, 2009, and plans for its further use have not been implemented.

After that, it was used as a tourist on various routes, including new year holidays 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 as train 70/69 Moscow - Helsinki.

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Notes

Literature

• Oleg Dmitriev(Russian) // Linux Format . - St. Petersburg. , 2009. - December (No. 12 (125)). - WITH..

Links

• www.railwayticket.ru/train_nevskiy.php (unavailable link from 07-09-2016 (1070 days))

An excerpt characterizing Alexander Nevsky (train)

- Mom, - Natasha shouted, - I'll give you a head to cut off, that it's him! I assure you. Stop, stop! she shouted to the coachman; but the coachman could not stop, because more carts and carriages drove out of Meshchanskaya, and they shouted at the Rostovs to move off and not detain others.
Indeed, although much further away than before, all the Rostovs saw Pierre or a man unusually resembling Pierre, in a coachman's caftan, walking down the street with his head bowed and a serious face, next to a little beardless old man who looked like a footman. This old man noticed a face sticking out at him from the carriage and, respectfully touching Pierre's elbow, said something to him, pointing to the carriage. For a long time Pierre could not understand what he was saying; so he seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts. Finally, when he understood him, he looked at the instructions and, recognizing Natasha, at the same second giving himself up to the first impression, quickly went to the carriage. But after walking ten paces, he, apparently remembering something, stopped.
Natasha's face, leaning out of the carriage, shone with a mocking caress.
- Pyotr Kirilych, go! After all, we found out! It is amazing! she screamed, holding out her hand to him. – How are you? Why are you like this?
Pierre took the outstretched hand and on the move (as the carriage continued to move) awkwardly kissed her.
- What's the matter with you, Count? asked the Countess in a surprised and sympathetic voice.
- What? What? What for? Don’t ask me,” said Pierre and looked back at Natasha, whose radiant, joyful look (he felt it without looking at her) showered him with its charm.
- What are you, or are you staying in Moscow? Pierre was silent.
- In Moscow? he said inquiringly. - Yes, in Moscow. Farewell.
“Ah, if I were a man, I would certainly stay with you. Ah, how good it is! Natasha said. - Mom, let me stay. Pierre looked absently at Natasha and wanted to say something, but the countess interrupted him:
“You were at the battle, did we hear?
“Yes, I was,” Pierre answered. “Tomorrow there will be another battle ...” he began, but Natasha interrupted him:
“But what about you, Count?” You don't look like yourself...
“Ah, don’t ask, don’t ask me, I don’t know anything myself. Tomorrow... No! Farewell, farewell,” he said, “terrible time!” - And, lagging behind the carriage, he moved to the sidewalk.
Natasha still leaned out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with an affectionate and slightly mocking, joyful smile.

Pierre, since his disappearance from home, had been living for the second day in the empty apartment of the late Bazdeev. Here's how it happened.
Waking up the next day after his return to Moscow and meeting with Count Rostopchin, Pierre for a long time could not understand where he was and what they wanted from him. When, among the names of other persons who were waiting for him in the waiting room, he was informed that a Frenchman was also waiting for him, who had brought a letter from Countess Elena Vasilyevna, he suddenly felt that feeling of confusion and hopelessness, which he was able to succumb to. It suddenly seemed to him that everything was now over, everything was mixed up, everything had collapsed, that there was neither right nor wrong, that there would be nothing ahead and that there was no way out of this situation. He, smiling unnaturally and muttering something, then sat down on the sofa in a helpless pose, then got up, approached the door and looked through the crack into the waiting room, then, waving his hands, I came back and took up the book. Another time, the butler came to report to Pierre that the Frenchman, who had brought a letter from the Countess, really wanted to see him even for a minute, and that they had come from the widow of I. A. Bazdeev to ask him to accept the books, since Ms. Bazdeeva herself had left for the village.

You get used to the standard red and gray colors of our trains. And any other color of wagons except green, which became familiar a long time ago, is perceived as something very beautiful and original.
This morning at the Yekaterinburg railway station I get out of the train and suddenly I see bright blue shiny cars. What is it? Is it really some kind of branded old-type train, when each Railway sought to have their own trains, distinguished by unusual colors.

I come closer. It turns out that this train is called "Alexander Nevsky". Cast metal letters, emblems. Although we were in a hurry, I could not pass by this.

Decorative lining on the door. Everything, though modest, but solid, tasteful.

And two or even three restaurant cars, behind the windows of which one can see carved chairs with high backs.

Where does such luxury come from? Use the Internet to find out more about this train. It turns out that he walked along the St. Petersburg-Moscow route for only about six months in 2009, and then was used periodically as a tourist one. He took tourists to Finland, to Mongolia. What is he doing here in the Urals? Whom, from where and where did you bring it? Passengers did not seem to be visible, but the attendants flickered outside the windows.
And this is the interior of one of the Alexander Nevsky dining cars. Photo taken from the Internet.

And when we were driving back that same day, we saw another luxury train. Trans-Siberian Express "Golden Eagle", which stood on the tracks near the station. He stood as if it was here, in Yekaterinburg, now his "home". This train is considered the most expensive and luxurious in Russia. He walked along the Trans-Siberian Railway under the steam locomotive P36. I photographed him from the train window.

“We have created a tool that allows the agency to keep tourists from going on their own sailing”
Taras KOBISHCHANOV
"Russian Express"
CEO
"Online Express" opens the whole world - no need to call the tour operator, request travel options, waste time on tedious self-assembly. On our platform, you can create any tour. Moreover, according to the calculations of the agents themselves, the search time has been reduced by 4-5 times.

“The tourist should be offered something that he cannot organize on his own”
Dmitry FOMINTSEV
"TurTransVoyage"
CEO
The lady came to this holiday with our group, and the next year we met her there already as the winemaker's wife - she received our tourists with him! Another tourist met her love - an Italian - in Venice, where the group spent only 9 hours."The one who wins good prices, service, speed and technology"
Svetlana DROZDOVA
"Russian Express"
director of FIT department
“It was in the individual tourism sector that the market lacked the available technologies to work quickly. "Russian Express" offered them: it became more convenient for agents. They trust us with their precious VIP clients.”“We have a great team - many have been working for more than 10 years, and some since the opening of the hotel”
Svetlana MIKHALEVSKY
Azimut Hotel
CEO
Most likely, this is the result of stable demand for trips to Moscow on the part of Russians. And we have a lot of returning guests. Last year, the Azimut network updated the loyalty program, and this has borne fruit. Although, of course, people come to us not because of bonus points, but for the sake of a high level of service.“There are a lot of uncontrollable risks in the tourism business”
Elena VOROPAEVA
Olimp Consult
director
The main reason for the sale of the business has not changed, and the value has dropped significantly - 10-11 years ago average price agencies was about 2-3 million rubles, since then they have become cheaper by 10-15% annually, and now, in fact, they are sold at the cost of furniture and office equipment. The average check is about 600 thousand rubles“What we came up with for selling excursions in Serpukhov can be useful to any small town”
Yuri YASHCHUK
Golden domes
director
If the city offers different group tours and they can be selected at the trip planning stage, this may affect the occupancy of hotels, restaurants, souvenir sales, etc. This approach can surpass the effect of event tourism.“By arranging mass distribution of souvenirs, the exhibitors themselves attract non-target audience to the stands”
Artem CHERNYSHOV
MITT
director
An exhibition is a costly thing, so put on these three days of professionals who can normally answer questions and provide the necessary information. Only in this case is it likely that visitors will become your partners"We are the first to propose Russian tourists celebrate New Year in Nazareth"
Anastasia STARIKOVSKI
Hotel Ramada Nazareth
international sales director
Nazareth is one of the holiest places in the world, where Jesus Christ grew up. There are many churches in the city, for example, the stunningly beautiful Church of the Annunciation with a unique mosaic depicting the Madonna and Child. The atmosphere in the city during the New Year and Christmas holidays is special"Visiting the industry exhibition by professional players has not lost its relevance"
Artem CHERNYSHOV
MITT
director
Exhibitions reflect the state of the market as a whole. The ruble is falling, there are fewer tourists. Our market is overheated, the number of agencies and tour operators is clearly excessive. It is clear that they opened in fat times, but now the situation has changed“Hoteliers have the privilege of being open 24 hours a day”
Cornelia Brinkman
Marriott Novy Arbat, Courtyard City Center
general manager
Not all young people are ready to give up parties with friends for the sake of an unscheduled check-in, and treat the client as the only one, even if he is the three hundredth in a row today. This needs to be taught. Therefore, we pay a lot of attention to interns, we rely on them"You can see the real Japan in Tottori Prefecture"
Dina DERGUNOVA
Frigate Aero Tours
tourism director
Hotels opened by foreigners are also in demand because many guests of Japan face a language problem: in small towns it is difficult to speak English. Muscovites do not expect to meet Russians and are usually interested in how we got here. But most of all, the Japanese themselves are surprised“Russian travel agencies buy blocks of places for cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic”
Marina VLASOVA
Poseidon Expeditions
CEO
Now, by the way, is the time to offer such cruises. A few years ago, customers were surprised when we said in November that there were no more places for the New Year in Antarctica. And today the Russian market is used to the fact that these trips need to be booked a year and a half in advance.“Hilton’s arrival in the regions shakes up local hotels”
Vladimir ILYICHEV
Hilton Worldwide in Russia and the CIS
development managing director
Frankly, we are pushing tourists to book directly on our websites. Indeed, when accessing online services, members of the loyalty program do not receive bonus points. In addition, on our official resources the price is 2-3% lower“The key trend in the hostel market is the blurring of boundaries between formats”
Natalia ROZENBLUM
Top Hotel Experts
managing partner
About what locality There was no question that for the development of hostels there should initially be both business and tourist life. If people go to the city only on a business trip, then people are limited to old hotels and hostelsInfoflot is a supermarket that offers more than 3 thousand river and sea cruises
Andrey MIKHAILOVSKY
"Infoflot"
CEO
We have more than 6 thousand agencies throughout the country. I think we managed to achieve such a result, because we ourselves started as an agency, we are familiar with all the difficulties that stand in the way. Accordingly, we know how to overcome them.“We collected the hotel for the opening, like a debutante for a ball”
Svetlana MIKHALEVSKY
Holiday Inn Express Moscow Paveletskaya
general manager
The standards of the Holiday Inn Express brand include a fundamentally new format of service. For example, we do not have a division between office functions and F&B work. That is, any employee should be able to check in a guest, pour coffee for him, and warm up the soup 27.04.2009 |14:27

The new long-distance train of JSC Russian Railways of the luxury class No. 11/12 "Alexander Nevsky" made its first flight on the route St. Petersburg - Moscow.

The train left St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 26 at 23:30. On April 27, at 7:10 am, the first passengers of the train arrived at Moscow's Leningradsky railway station.

The trip on the first flight of the train "Alexander Nevsky" was made by 172 people. A total of 204 seats were offered for sale.

The train includes SV cars, compartment cars, as well as 2 VIP cars. In VIP-cars there are double compartments with an area larger than 2 ordinary ones. Each VIP carriage is designed for 10 passengers. The compartment has a comfortable convertible sofa and a folding upper shelf, a separate compartment has a shower cabin and an environmentally friendly toilet.

SV carriages are presented in two types - with vertical and horizontal arrangement of shelves. Each CB car, depending on the type, has one or more hygiene rooms with a shower and an environmentally friendly toilet.

The compartments of VIP cars and SV cars are equipped with an individual climate control system. Passengers are provided with cold and hot meals, soft drinks, individual sanitary and hygienic kit and fresh press. Passengers are also provided with satellite TV and wireless access in Internet.

Cars with 4-seater compartments also offer a high level of service. The compartment has satellite TV and an Internet access point. Passengers have the opportunity to order meals and drinks from the dining car with delivery in the compartment.

To ensure the safety of passengers, all train cars are equipped with video surveillance and burglar alarms.

Recall that the train will depart from St. Petersburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 23:30, arriving in Moscow at 7:10. From Moscow - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 23:30, arrive in St. Petersburg at 7:40.

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