Sochi – the “New” Gateway to Russian Corporate Travel
After 15 years on the Russian Market with more then 1.000 documented Corporate events, handling more then 100.000 corporate travelers and providing more then 20.000 registered quotations RP integrate /acquire a third office in Sochi in the Black Sea region of Krasnodar (effective July 1st). The office is managed by local expertise with the back up of the company’ operational staff and resources in Moscow and St. Petersburg forming an invaluable triangle of the three most important economical centers of Russia.
“With focus on Corporate travel & Events, Sport Hospitality and Congress management this has been a strategy of the company since the selection for Sochi for the winter Olympics 2014” say’s Ola Kastensson, Managing Director of Russkie Prostori. “We have virtually built up Sochi from our other offices and investing in this segment for the last two years having 3 employees including management working for sponsors in Vancouver and doing site visits to all sponsors locations during the last winter Olympics.
Carefully evaluating opportunities we have now found the perfect match and a team of professionals in Sochi that will bring the company to an international platform in this promising region”. Furthermore, he continues; “-Being involved in FIFA Champion League, Moscow and the Volvo Ocean Race in St, Petersburg has been a good learning process not only for the company but also for obtaining experience and operational praxis and understanding of the clients needs”.
Sochi and the Krasnodar region have an increasing importance in Russia’s development on the international market for both summer and winter purposes. With access to the Black Sea region and the Mediterranean and the changing of the local infrastructure including international hotel groups, service facilities, airports, airline routes, sport facilities and a top class winter resort the groundwork for a future development and focus on the resort is determined for both Corporate & Sport events as well as conference and incentive travel.
The world will soon be aware of the summer resort Sochi as a cruise, sea and sailing resort and as well the top deluxe winter resort Krasnya Polyana.
Other important events in addition to the Winter Olympics 2014 that will focus on the resort are the ice- hockey Championship 2016, FIFA World Cup2018, the yearly Krasnodar Financial Forum, the Formula 1 Grand Prix 2014 and many more similar events being announced constantly.
