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The Russian economy, after a tumultuous decade of boom-and-bust,
is finally stable and growing. Literally hundreds of western companies
are looking to expand their fortunes in Russia, both in exporting
to Russia and in utilizing its educated workforce. Despite the perception,
Russia is a vast market that is growing—it is not just a few
“New Russians” who are your potential clients and partners,
but the entire country. Food items, jets, consumer products, timber
and financial services are just some of the growth sectors in Western-Russian
trade. The country that produced the T-34 Tank, one of the key weapons
that defeated the Nazis, is now producing affordable, quality automobiles
in a joint venture with Ford Motor Company. Now is the time for
Discovering Russia as a market and a business partner.
Whether you are coming alone, with your colleagues, or as part of
an organized meeting, we can handle the entire trip or portions
of your journey, including:
 Visa
arrangements, from issuing your invitation, obtain the
visa, and registering the visa;
Air
transportation, taking into account your comfort and convenience,
as well as special pricing or other incentives. We are also happy
to coordinate your trip with your in-house travel department to
both maximize your budget and minimize your hassles;
Hotels
or other accommodations, depending on your activities,
budget and length of stay;
Transfers
and local transportation during your stay, in order to
maximize your comfort, convenience and safety;
Translators
and other business support, so that you spend your hours
in Russia communicating and working, not with blocks of wasted downtime;
Daytime
activities during the trip, in case you bring along your
spouse or children, including itinerary assistance, guides (either
private or on selected, intimate tours), theatre tickets, top innovative
restaurants, sports, and anything else you require;
Evening
activities during the trip, as above, but in some cases
opening up certain “closed doors” (such as selected
museums) that would normally be closed after business hours; and
Problem
solving, in case of lost visa, passport, airline ticket,
illness or other setback, to the best of our ability.
In addition to travel and support services, Discovering Russia
can provide introductions to government and private sector organizations
to facilitate the growth of your business interests.
Conferences
Besides the travel services noted above, Discovering Russia
can assist with:
Creation
of Brochures, Web Site, Marketing Materials and Conference Materials,
in connection with your marketing department and our sister company,
Waterfall Group;
Mailing
of Brochures to Potential Attendees and Registration of Attendees,
to ease the burden on your own staff;
Spousal/Children’s
Program, to eliminate the “conference widow”
syndrome and insure that all attendees will have a productive and
enjoyable journey;
Coordination
of Professional Educational Credit for lawyers, accountants, doctors
and other professionals, so your journey of Discovering
Russia will help fulfill professional educational requirements;
All
standard conference services, such as rooms, transportation
to conference site, simultaneous translation (if required), food
service, breakout rooms, audio/video equipment, copying, printing,
and the like;
A
selection of conference venues, from modern hotels and
business centers to historic and grand palaces, opera houses, government
facilities and museums, selected on a basis of convenience, efficiency
and attractiveness;
Group
leisure activities, such as visits to museums, dinners
with business students, banquets and performances held in connection
with charitable organizations to increase your group’s profile
in Russia; and
Individual
leisure activities, so people can go about Discovering
Russia at their own pace but with the convenience of a knowledgeable
guide/translator by themselves.
All of these elements are designed to increase attendance at your
conferences
Incentive Travel:
Russia is now a popular destination for incentive groups. Besides
all the cultural and leisure activities available to individuals,
there are opportunities to “wow” your attendees during
a trip to Russia that would be impossible or cost-prohibitive to
do in Paris, New York or London, such as:
A
limousine race, with games of clue and fun for all;
“Secret
Police Kidnapping”, complete with a secret trial
and sentencing;
Zero-Gravity
Flight, in the same aircraft used by cosmonauts for their
training;
· “Party Rally” with hundreds of attendees in
a city park, but instead of carrying the banners of Soviet times
they would carry your advertising;
Re-create
a scene from Dr. Zhivago, The Saint, James Bond or Reds,
and have it filmed for posterity;
Fishing
along the Lena River in Siberia, where your group would
be 1,000 miles from the nearest village;
Your
favorite opera staged in a concert hall or a castle, with
a banquet after the performance; and
An
evening at the circus, with extra seats filled by orphans
or low-income families, in order to build goodwill and give the
attendees a great feeling of charity.
The memories from such activities will be everlasting for all of
your attendees.
To discuss your plan of Discovering Russia, please call
us at 1-212-758-8230 or email us at info@DiscoveringRussia.com.
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