St. Petersburg’s New Tourist Tax: What Hotels and Tourists Should Expect in 2025

Starting in 2025, tourists visiting St. Petersburg will no longer be charged the курортный сбор (resort fee). Instead, hotels will begin paying a tourist tax, which could rise to as…

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Russia’s New Residence Permit: No Quota, No Language Test, Based on Traditional Values

The plan presented by Russia to grant residence permits to citizens of Western countries who adhere to traditional values was met with ridicule by many. In this blog post, however,…

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