Latest NewsSpecial Interest Group Travel - Russia and Ukraine
The ASLA Travel Group has 18 years of experience in organising tailor made tours for special interest groups travelling to Russia and Ukraine. Our groups have ranged from international soccer teams, cruises, history tours, battlefield tours, through to fine arts groups, solar eclipse tours, dary farmers, train enthusiasts and performing arts groups. Whatever your group request, contact us for your needs - we will create a programme to suit your interest! Our dedicated teams in Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa, Yalta and Lviv are ready to serve you throughout Russia and Ukraine. Contact us for detailed proposals on: specialinterest@aslatravelgroup.com !
Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg - FREE NIGHT OFFER extended!
Group Tours 2009 - Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania Now Available!
We are now submitting proposals for many tour operators planning Baltic Tour Programmes for 2009. Rates now available - and with more hotels but steady occupancy levels we are seeing prices either stable or even falling for 2009. FIT operators - check out our free night offers for best deals. Contact us for proposals on sales@aslatravelgroup.com for group and FIT offers.
Russia is currently reviewing its options for Eurovision in 2009 - but the bets are on Moscow which has more experience of hosting major events (such as UEFA cup final in May 2008) as well as the hotel capacity lacking in St Petersburg. Dates are being finalised and we are accepting bookings now. Visa Service for Travellers to India
We are processing increasing numbers of visas for travellers to India - please call us on 01480 433800 for full details. This is a straightforward process, requiring your passport, application form, copies of tickets and accommodation voucher. Prices from: £80 including consular fee, all service charges, secure postage and tax. (special rates apply for clients of www.classictraintravel.com).
Our charge for visa service for a Chinese visa is £80 per person - discounts apply to Cosmos and Archers clients. Please contact us for full details. Timescale for provision of these visas is 2-3 weeks. We will require your passport for submission to the Chinese Consulate, along with confirmation of your flights both in and out of China, and confirmation of your hotel booking.
We provide a full visa service for travellers to Belarus. We cannot provide a stand-alone visa support letter for Belarus. Our visa service for tourist visas costs £54 per visa including Consular Fee, our service charge and all taxes. This requires us to have your passport for 3 weeks. We offer a discount service for clients who have booked a hotel and visa support letter from www.select-a-room.com . Contact us on 01480 433800 for full details.
Multi Entry Visa Support for Russia
We are currently providing multi entry visa support letters for regular travellers to Russia - cost is £136 including VAT and our service charge. It takes 18 working days plus delivery time (we ned to obtain the original document from Moscow). This type of visa support is only available for travellers who have previously been to Russia. These visas cover all visits to Russia for a 12 month visa. Maximum 90 day stay each time. There is an additional charge for obtaining the visa itself - the cost of this is £140 (3 week processing) or £210 for urgent processing (1 week turn around). This includes delivers, consular fee and all service charges. Call us on 01480 433800 for full details of this service.
Visa Free Regime Finland-Russia Proposal
28 May 2008; Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb this week broke new ground when proposing that the country introduce visa exemptions for Russians. Finnish authorities however remain split on whether to ease visa relations with the big neighbour. Finnish decision-makers and officials have not yet taken a definitive stand on the issue of visa-free travel with Russia. Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb (Nat. Coalition Party) said last week that the lifting of mandatory travel visas would be the right move in the development of relations between Russia and Finland, Helsingin Sanomat reports.
In so doing, Stubb deviated from the traditional Finnish stance, which has favoured maintaining visas. The number of visas issued by Finnish consular authorities is strongly increasing and is expected to exceed 600,000 this year. Russian Visas Back to Normal After UEFA Visa Free Travel
The UEFA Champions League Cup Final in Moscow was an amazing event, when the Russian authorities waived visas for fans holding tickets for the match were allowed visa free entry to Russia - initially for a 72 hour period and subsequently for the extended period of 17-25 May. We assume that this was due to the inability of the visa service in the London Embassy to process the required number of visas in the relevant timescale. Thank goodness that common sense prevailed. We wonder if this may herald a change in attitude for future events? Maybe Eurovision will be the next big test in May 2009 - or maybe Sochi Winter Olympics? Whatever the case, visa free travel encouraged thousands of fans to travel to Moscow who would not otherwise have done so - and Russia received a massive and positive reaction among the thousands of press who descended upon the city. Well done Moscow!
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We are again offering FREE NIGHTS for city break clients in 5-Star Hotel Astoria and Hotel D'Angleterr - both RF Hotels in the heart of St Petersburg for winter 2008-09 (excludes New Year). Book 4 nights, and we will refund you back the full cost of one night! Contact us on Contact UsEmail: Telephone: 01480 433800 Fax: 01480 433799 Mail: Visa Dept | ||