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Magazine «Турбизнес»

"Tour Business" is the magazine for professionals of the tourism industry. It provides  accurate and detailed information on the main aspects of travel business operation: aviation, hotel services, insurance, law, legal issues, tax issues, financial services, information technology as well as news of tour operators, hotels, transport companies, statistics, surveys of Russian and foreign tourist markets.

Distribution
10,000 copies, Russia (travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, transportation companies, insurance companies, regional tourism administrations, tourist associations)
Readership
Travel agencies, tour operators 93%
Hotels 1.5%
Transportation companies 1.9%
Tourist administrations 1.1%
Insurance companies 0.2%
Other 2.3% 

Professional and successful

In 9 years more than 80 issues of Business Travel magazine have been published. During the time 4 editors-in-chief have changed while Russia has seen 2 Presidents in the office.

Travel industry specialists receive the magazine without delay.

The total weight of the magazines published from 2005 to 2014 has reached 16 kilos.

The overall annual amount of information contained by the magazine issues equals to 6 gigabytes counting illustrations. Therefore, all information and illustrative content of the magazine may be stored, for instance, on 3 iPads with 16 GB RAM each. 

By countries described in the magazine assiduous schoolboy can learn geography while  good travel manager may plan a route. The magazine provides data for all major MICE destinations: from Baku to Vladivostok, from Moscow to Argentina, from New York to Bratislava – one may get any information on venues, hotels, incentive and team-building opportunities. It’s just a question of reading.

The Internet-portal bt-magazine.ru is created and filled in with data in such a way as to attract the attention of industry professionals. Taking into consideration the growing popularity of social networks, any liked news or article on the portal may be shared through Facebook, «VKontakte», Twitter, own blog in "Live Journal" or Google+. 
All copies of all issues of Business Travel magazine makes nearly 100 km in length. 

That is the most popular distance when one plans short-term incentive and team-building trips.

ALEXANDER ZAGER 
Editor-in-Chief, Business Travel

The hospitable pages

"Five Stars. Hotel Buisness" magazine is older than the publishing house "Travel Business", it is 18 years old. For 10 years the magazine is produced by our publishing house.

Up to date, 173 issues of “Five Stars” magazine have been published. The edition has marked its maturity by opening the Internet-site www.5stars-mag.ru and acquiring a new "face" – the updated design of the publication.

There are many changes in the magazine, yet its principle has remained intact - on the   cover of "Five Stars" the leaders of the hotel industry usually appear. Yury Podkopayev Oktay Safar-Zadeh, Andrey Krivoshein - their interviews in the magazine make a kind of chronicle of Russian hotel industry.

Olga Guzhauskayte, CEO of "Art Furniture Hotel", may be called the cover person of 

"Five Stars" - she has brillinatly appeared on the magazine pages five times. 

"The main wealth of "Five Stars. Hotel Business" magazine is, of course, its readers. The geography of our subscribers extends from Altay to Sochi. The hotel "Volna" in Nizhny Novgorod runs subscription for the magazine since 2003, during the same number of years the magazine is read in Sochi State University. The hotel “Venets” (Ulyanovsk) is loyal to the magazine since 2005, the chain of hotels "Maxima" and Moscow hotels "Energetic" and "Molodezhny" renew subscription each year from 2006".

ELEONORA AREFYEVA 
Editor-in-Chief, "Five Stars. Hotel Business" magazine

The project Destinations

The themed issues by the publishing house "Tour Business"

The project has come into being in 2001, when it has become clear that in the section “Markets” of "Tour Business” magazine there wasn’t enough space for detailed publications on destinations and kinds of tourism. At first, merely supplements and themed issues of "Tour Business” magazine were produced. Later, themed issues of  “Business Travel” magazine started to be published, too. 

The time has proved that “Destinations” turned out to be the most successful and dynamic project among similar publications aimed at professionals of travel industry. In 2001 four issues were released, today up to thirty titles come out every year - both in printed form and online version.

In the publications detailed information is provided on tourist opportunities of various countries, cities, resorts, on different kinds of tourism. The publications prove to be of great help to Russian tourist companies in their daily work.

The issues like "The Journey for health", "Summer map of travel", "Winter map of travel", "Tatarstan. Kazan and much more"," Moscow. The meeting place", "Technologies" are devoted to tourist and technical products developed by Russian tour operators and technology companies operating in the field of tourism. 
We closely cooperate with tourist organizations of other countries. The list of our partners includes UK, Hungary, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Italy, United States, Sweden, Scotland, UAE and other countries. Especially actively we are towards  destinations in Germany. Annually themed issues are published dedicated to Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Saxony, Frankfurt. Baden-Wuerttemberg and Saxony due to our efforts is presented in "Live Journal" in Russian. 
Over the years under the brand “Destinations” more than 180 publications were released, some 130 of them on the requests by foreign national tourist organizations. The total circulation has reached about 1.6 million copies. Their PDF-versions may be found at the website www.tourbus.ru under the button "Archive of themed issues". 
In general, the project is presented in social networks, one may get to the publication "Live Journal" page by clicking the appropriate icon on the front page of the site. 

ALEXANDER POPOV 
Editor-in-Chief, the project Destinations

All the muses – be our guests!

The monthly magazine "Tour Business in the North-West" operates for its readers over 13 years. It was born on the banks of the river Neva in 2000. The support to  the newborn was provided by its elder brother from Moscow - "Tour Business” magazine, three years old at that time. Over the years the magazine has passed quite challenging way from the humble "exercise notebook" to full-fledged colourful publication. 

In September the 140-th issue of "Tour Business in the North-West" was released. Each issue of the magazine is a kind of treasure chest with a great deal of valuable professional information for b2b market. The readership of the magazine consists of  tourist business professionals from St. Petersburg and North-West part of Russia as well as those for whom tourism is a matter of life and the joy of communication.

The magazine is the award-winner of the competition "Tourism of St. Petersburg - 2003" in the category "The Best Travel Publication", the laureate of the National Academy of Tourism "Public Credit" award in 2006. Yet, the main reward for the professional publication is the undying interest of its regular readers. 

Among the new projects of "Tour Business in the North-West" is the specialized catalogue "The Tour Business in St.Petersburg and North-Western Russia". That b2b publication combines reference information on tourism opportunities of the northern capital and the North-West part of Russia. The annual 200-page handbook has become "the compass of ideas" for many professionals and an indispensable tool in the world of chaotic tourist services. 

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The cohesive team of "Tour Business in the North-West" makes its reports from the very heart of St. Petersburg: for the last 10 years the loft windows of editorial office look directly on Sadovaya Street, Gostinny Dvor and Suvorov Military School. That "rigorous, slender view" fills serious lines of business monthly with true St. Petersburg  intelligence and unique charm, inspires journalists and advertisers to ahieve creative victories. 

IRINA SMIRNOVA 
Editor-in-Chief, "Tour Business in the North-West"

ТБ-Events

Through years, through distances

The department "TB-Workshop» is of the same age as "Tour Business" magazine, i.e. 16 years. Back in distant 1998, only 6 business meetings were organized. Nowadays the department annually pulls out some 60 "Tour Business" workshops.

The world atlas is the favourite book of "TB-Workshop” department. The geography of made trips encompasses more than 40 cities in Russia as well as cities in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and 8 countries of Eastern Europe. Every year the map of business meetings features new centers. Next year "Tour Business" workshops for the first time will go to the cities of Penza, Kurgan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Barnaul, Kemerovo, Yerevan.

Certainly, not "Tour Business" has invented to host workshops. Yet, perhaps, exactly we were the ones who for the first time have started to organize business events in regions of Russia and then offered roadshow format for them linking into one chain, at first, two, later - three and now five cities. We believe that we were the first who have “opened” workshops in the CIS countries.

"TB-Workshop” loves its partners. We are ready to go with them to the end of the Earth. The list of our customers for events includes Visit Finland, Vysehrad Four V-4, the National Tourist Office of Germany, the National Czech Tourist Authority, Visit Sweden, the Representative office of CubaTourism Ministry, the Department of Tourism of Spain Embassy (TURESPAÑA), the Committee on Tourism Development of St. Petersburg, Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Italian National Agency for Tourism ENIT, Vichy Thermal SPA, Morocco National Tourist Office and many others.

LUDMILA SIVOVA
The head of "TB-Workshop” project

The Catalogue “Russia. Congress services”

The Catalogue “Russia. Congress services” includes information on leading Russian hotels, business centers, sanatoriums that have congress facilities. Each congress venue is provided with a full page of general information as welll as description of rooms, additional services and photographs. All information is given in English and Russian languages.

The circulation: 10 thousand copies.
The Catalogue is released annually, in the month of March
The Catalogue distribution is effected as follows: 
- Together with “Business Travel” magazine to corporate customers of congress services, MICE-companies (7000 addresses)
- At fairs - ITB (Berlin), IMEX (Frankfurt), MITT (Moscow), MIBEXPO (Moscow), WTM (London, England), EIBTM (Barcelona)
- At specialized workshop (MICE-ANTOR, MICE Forum, tec.) and regional “Tour Business" workshops in Russia and the CIS countries.
- At the conference WTM Vision, seminars Travel Business Day.

Tour Business in the North-West

"Tour Business in the North-West" is the first publication that brings together business information on the tourism industry in the North-West region of Russia.

The magazine structure is based on thematic principle: events, markets, tours, tour operators, visas, taxes, technology, etc.
Articles, analytical reviews and burning issues tackle fundamental aspects related to the tourist industry – tour operating, transportation, hotel services, etc. The majority of stories provide practical usefullness in work for the magazine readers.
The publication is the winner in the competition "The Tourism of St. Petersburg 2003" in the category "The Best Travel Publication", the winner of the National Academy of Tourism award "The Public Credit" in 2006 .

The magazine is published monthly since 2000. Its circulation is 3,000 copies. 
The magazine is distributed in St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Novgorod, Pskov, Kaliningrad regions as well as in the Republics of Karelia and Komi.

Russian Business Travel & MICE Award

The professional Russian Business Travel & MICE Award in the field of business tourism and MICE is established by “Business Travel” magazine and Internet portal Conference.ru. 

The award competition is supported by the Chamber of Commerce of Russian Federation. Russian Business Travel & MICE Award project involves all participants of  Russian market of business tourism and MICE – the project names the best companies and organizations in the following categories.
The Best congress hotel in Moscow 5 *
The Best congress hotel in Moscow 4 *
The Best congress hotel in Moscow 3 *
The Best congress hotel in St. Petersburg
The Best regional congress hotel
The Best hotel chain for business events
The Best congress centre of Russia
The Best conference organizer in Russia
The Best conference organizer abroad
The Best organizer of incentive itineraries in Russia
The Best organizer of incentive itineraries abroad
The Best business travel agency
For Innovations and the best creative concepts for business events
The Most dynamic business travel agency
The Best airline for business travelers
The Best National Tourist Office or Convention Bureau in MICE promotion
The Best online booking system for business travelers
The Special award "The Project of the Year"

The dates of competition holding:
The offering of companies for the award at the web-site www.mice-award.ru - from April 1 to June 1
The open voting online at www.mice-award.ru - from June 1 to September 10

The award ceremony is held annually in Moscow in October.

Портал www.tourbus.ru

The portal www.bt-magazine.ru

bt-magazine.ru is information portal of “Business Travel” magazine targeted to a wide audience of specialists of Russian market of MICE and business tourism as well as corporate customers requesting business events. Regularly updated news feed at the portal makes it possible to stay tuned to all developments at the market. One may  express his views on the most pressing issues of the industry in the section "The Issue of the Month". The section "Upcoming Events" is devoted to important events around the world. 

In conjunction with “Business Travel” magazine the portal bt-magazine.ru is an effective platform to run information and advertising online campaigns at Russian market of MICE and business tourism.

The portal www.5-stars-mag.ru

5stars-mag.ru is information Internet-site of "Five Stars. Hotel Business” magazine  targeted to a wide audience of Russian hospitality industry. Together with the Internet-sites of the magazines “Business Travel” (www.bt-magazine.ru) and "Tour Business”(www.tourbus.ru) it offers an effective platform to run information and advertising online campaigns at Russian market of hospitality, MICE and tourist services.

The search is made by Conference.ru

The one who owns the information, owns the business world ... The search system  Conference.ru is the unique tool for organizers of conferences and all kinds of business events in Russia and abroad. The new internet project by "Tour Business" was started in 2005 and has quickly become the market leader.

It includes three features in one. Conference.ru is a virtual catalogue of conference halls in business centers and hotels as well as other modern venues for business events in this country and abroad. It is the effective system of search and booking designed for the organizers of business events. 

In 2014 Conference.ru will offer a new service – the automatic calculation of the cost of conference services provided by the system participants.

The world enjoys the splash in business tourism. Conference.ru constantly expands and updates information on business hotels, congress centers, country-side hotels, conference halls of various categories, services for holding business events. The project database features 50 cities of Russia, 30 countries, 256 hotels, more than 2,500 sites to include the ones in new hotels.

The real success. The pro-active marketing and advertising policy of Conference.ru resource at domestic and international market secures effective promotion and increase in the number of direct bookings for the system participants. The system efficiency was well praised by hotels and business centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen. Many of them are constant participants of the network since 2005. 

The portal www.tourbusspb.ru

tourbusspb.ru is information Internet-site of "Tour Business in the North West" magazine targeted to a wide audience of Russian tourism industry specialists. Together with the Internet-sites of the magazines "Tour Business” (www.tourbus.ru), “Business Travel” (www.bt-magasine.ru) and "Five Stars. Hotel Business” (www.5stars-mag.ru) it offers an effective platform to run information and advertising online campaigns at the tourist market of St. Petersburg and Russia North-West.