News of the year 2012

Pancake Day Celebration this year and in subsequent years will become a lure for foreign tourists – according to news reports. In particular, the publication said the head of the Committee on Tourism and the economy of Moscow city, Sergei Shpilko shared the plans of the Committee to develop the special “Pancake” tours for foreign visitors, which will include not only travel and accommodation, but also participation in the festivities.

An extended list of specialists, which are not subject to immigration quotas, is approved. Thus, the number of skilled foreign specialists who have the right to come to work in Russia increased.

Visa-free regime between Russia and the European Union may be introduced before the Olympics-2014 in Sochi, – informs Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian permanent representative to the EU in an interview to “Interfax”.

The memo will include legal information and will help the employer to comply with all laws when hiring foreigners, including highly qualified specialists.

Ministry of Healthcare of Russia has started a campaign of reception of applications from employers to hire foreign workers in 2013 – reported the press service of the Ministry January, 17. Employers have to determine the number of required workers before May 1, 2012.

Moscow hotels are recognized once again to be the most expensive in Europe. Such conclusion was made by the experts of the online booking website hotel.info after the annual indexation of the hotels cost around the world.

Europe's largest ticketing portal Skyscanner in the review Travel Trends Report – 2012 named the most promising tourist routes in 2012, – informs the website “Turprom”.