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Rostourism solves the problem of compensating travelers in the event of a tour operator's bankruptcy Compensation can be as little as five percent of the cost of the trip, Izvestia reports with reference to the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST). Russia is thinking about increasing compensation for tourists. Rosturizm is working on solving the problem of compensation for travelers. The agency raffled off a state contract for almost seven million rubles for the provision of services for the development of mechanisms for financial support of the liability of tourist operators. “Insurance coverage is simply not enough for medium-sized tour operators, and even more so for large ones. Almost no insurance company wants to insure tour operators during a pandemic, “said Georgy Mokhov, head of the legal commission of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT). Earlier, Russians were told about the peculiarities of receiving insurance payments in case of

HSE specialist Trofimenko: Perm and Kazan are leading in the greening of transport in Russia name Perm and Kazan. Konstantin Trofimenko, director of the Center for Research on Transport Problems in Megalopolises of the Higher School of Economics (HSE), stated this in the framework of the New Society project. The expert clarified that he gives estimates without taking into account Moscow, which can be considered a special case. “Perm is indeed a very good example, they have arranged the tram operation well. Kazan is also one of the best cities in terms of the development of electric transport, ”the specialist said. Both cities followed the path of electrification, considering the environmental impact as one of the important indicators in transport reform. “Quite large reforms are coming in Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, but this has not happened yet,” Trofimenko added. The specialist believes that trams and trolleybuses look like a

President of RAO Kulakov: the end of autumn is the right time to buy a home called the Russians the right time to buy a home. He told Rossiyskaya Gazeta that prices on the secondary housing market have stabilized, so at the end of November, plans can be implemented. According to him, the demand for secondary housing in October fell by 15 percent across the country, and in some regions – by 30-35 percent. “Investing money in housing is more comfortable when a buyer's market has formed … So the end of autumn is the right time to implement such plans. There is no point in hoping that prices in the secondary market will decline, “the specialist noted. The expert added that the level of bargaining is increasing, by the end of the year it could reach 3-3.5 percent against today's 2 , 5-2.8 percent. In cities with a population

Acting German Chancellor Merkel urged to remember that the coronavirus pandemic is not over Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel reminded countries of fight the coronavirus pandemic. Her words are reported by TASS. According to the politician, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over in the world, so countries need to learn to act quickly. “Unfortunately, Germany is now experiencing the fourth wave and we are registering a significant increase in the number of cases. We must understand that this is not the end … and learn to predict exponential growth and act preventively – this was and continues to be the most difficult for me during this pandemic, “Merkel said. Earlier, the German Chancellor promised to strengthen control over unvaccinated German citizens due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus situation is deteriorating exponentially, she said. Merkel said that those who have not been vaccinated will

Housing with unique interiors from the 90s was put up for sale in Barnaul An apartment for sale in Barnaul for 4.5 million rubles with unique interiors from the 90s, reports Altapress.ru portal. The living space is crammed with bulky furniture, carpets and paintings in gilded frames. The four-room apartment is located in a panel high-rise building on Gushchina Street, its total area is 97 square meters. All furnishings, if desired, can go to the new owners. The walls of the apartment are covered with burgundy wallpaper, there are carpets on the floors, the windows are closed with multilayer curtains. Leather armchairs, glossy ceilings, paintings, and a variety of decor items also stand out – all these are elements of exemplary housing at the end of the last millennium. Netizens left many malicious comments on the news about the sale of housing. “This classic of the 90s lacks two cows

WhatsApp now has the ability to hide some profile data from some contacts The popular WhatsApp messenger now has a function that will increase user privacy. According to the WABetaInfo portal, the update may already be available to users with application version 2.21.23.14. This is the ability to hide some of your profile data from some contacts. In particular, users will be able to customize the lists of those people who see the time of the last visit, profile photo and the “About me” block. All these functions were previously tested in separate beta versions of the application, but now they have become available to a wide range of testers at the same time. Users who have enabled this feature, called “My contacts, except …” will not be able to see the time of the last visits to the messenger for those contacts whom they have excluded from the list.

RBC: Russian families with children will be exempted from home sales tax under 5 conditions the circle of those who are entitled to exemption from personal income tax when selling real estate. Families with two or more children will be eligible for the benefit if five conditions are met. RBC writes about this with a link to the document. Now, when selling real estate, Russians must pay personal income tax, but this can be done without paying it if a person has owned an apartment for more than five years. In some cases, this period can be reduced to three years. In the summer of 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin drew attention to the fact that families with two or more children suffer from the obligation to pay tax on the sale of housing until the expiration of the five-year term of ownership of the apartment, which has become small

The Thai Ministry of Justice will allow inmates in four prisons to keep dogs to fight depression Pets will help new owners overcome anxiety, depression and eradicate antisocial behavior among convicts. TASS writes about it. This is a pilot project. At the moment, only four prisons are participating in it – Nakhon Ratchasima, Rayong, Klongphai and Khaobin. The Department of Corrections will test the effectiveness of animal therapy. It is assumed that in this way the prisoners will be able to psychologically prepare for their return to society after entering from custody. According to Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutkhin, the department, together with animal associations and shelters, are looking for dogs for the project. It is unclear how much time the inmates will spend with their pets. It is reported that the prisoner will pick up a dog that will match his character and temperament. In addition, prisoners will be

Analyst Guzhva: low duty on the export of scrap metal could deprive Ukraine of UAH 8 billion

Russian tourist was able to come to Italy with closed borders Russian tourist was able to get into Italy with closed borders and told about the situation and restrictions travelers in the country. The girl wrote about this in her personal blog on the Yandex.Zen platform. The author of the blog noted that it is not easy to come to Italy, since the country does not recognize the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. Nevertheless, according to the girl, this is possible if the tourist was able to obtain a Schengen visa. To enter, you will also need to pass a PCR test, self-isolate for five days, and then re-test for coronavirus. “In fact, however, most often no one checks whether you observed self-isolation. But, if this fact comes up, there may be problems in the form of a fine. In general, it is better not to play with fire if you