Starting January 1, 2014 Federal Tariff Service is going to raise prices for seats in sitting and couchette carriages by 4.2%. It was announced on a press-conference by Vladimir Kalyapin, the first deputy CEO of Federal Passenger Company (FPC), TRN correspondent reports.
Experts predict that by the beginning of 2014 one in seven Russians will be using mobile applications for travel; right now the ratio is one in fifteen. The majority of American and European tourists use apps to buy tickets, book hotels and take care of other travel needs. Experts say that it will take about two years for Russia to catch up and start using apps on a mass scale. One of the fundamental elements for developing this segment is security.