Two new pages in English about Moscow have appeared recently in Facebook and VKontakte. The city authorities plan to spend 2 million rubles(52,000 Euro) for promoting Moscow in social networks.
Facebook’s page Cheap Trip to Moscow has already got more than 15 thousand “like”. The page promotes budget restaurants like Mu Mu, Elki Palki, Grabli, etc. and gives information about hotels, hostels, shops, tickets to the events and etc. The page will appear in Vkontakte as well.
The second page Business Trip To Moscow has already got 15 thousand subscribers. This page is aimed to attract the businessmen. The page gives the information about the restaurants which are suitable for business meetings and excursion services. The page promotes luxury shops.
Moscow city authorities promise to present several social media pages in Russian as well. Besides, it’s planning to open the pages in Twitter and Vkontakte in Russian and in English. atorus.ru