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Hannah Mayer
Dear Anastasia, I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your help over the past week. The apartment was great; we all felt comfortable and had a really good time. We checked out today at 11.30am and left the apartment just like we'd found it. Thanks loads once again! I...   read more
Erwin Schaer, Switzerland
Dear Elena, City Realty was very efficient in organizing the rental of my appartment and in providing invitations required ro obtain visa. The transportation, with driver Viktor, was also very reliable. Real City is a partner who can be trusted entirely   read more
Helen and Robert Robertson, Australia
Dear Elena I would like to thank City Realty for its reliability, attention to detail and integrity throughout the time I had dealings with the firm. The apartment (Fontanka Deluxe A) was nothing short of amazing! We were blown away by its size, as we expected something about half the...   read more
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Express to Russia » About us

About us

About usWe are a Western owned and managed company based in St. Petersburg, Russia with offices in Moscow, Budapest, Italy and the United States. Because of our local presence, our customers get the best of both worlds – the lowest prices available for Russian tours with highest levels of quality. Just compare us with our competition!

Our team consists of tour guides, drivers, tourism managers, customer support representatives, and other support personnel all sharing one important characteristic – we are all enthusiastic lovers of travel and culture and are all here to make sure that you have a great, hassle free, extremely enjoyable trip. Our team is made up of seasoned travel experts, many with over 10 years in the travel business, as well as recent graduates from Russia’s best universities. This combination of extremely experienced individuals and enthusiastic and talented young people differentiates our company from others and ensures our customers a high level of innovation, enthusiasm and excitement in how we conduct our tours and great customer service, we are always ready to help.

Our service offerings include:
  • Packaged tours throughout Russia for groups and individuals
  • Fully customized tours for individuals or groups
  • Russian river cruises
  • Excellent, competitive rates at all Russian hotels
  • Vacation apartments for individual travelers looking for a special, local experience
  • Incentive travel and convention organization
  • Travel and Tourism support services including
    - Visa support
    - Transport
    - Hotel management
    - Representation of Western tourism partners

Please check our customer testimonial webpage to read what other travelers have had to say about our services. We can also provide you with numerous references of past travelers who you may contact to learn more about how their journey went. Express to Russia through our parent organization TravExpress Ltd. is a member of the American Society of Travel Agencies ASTA (ID 900175313) and have been reviewed favorably by the following publications.

Lonely Planet: 2009 Guide to Russia Fodor's: 7th edition Moscow and St. Petersburg Michelin: Moscow/St. Petersburg Eyewitness Travel: 2007 St. Petersburg

If you have any questions feel free to contact me personally.

Warm Regards, Elena Kachevskaya
Tourism Director

Team
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Elena Videshena

General Director, Chief Accountant

Elena graduated from the St. Petersburg Institute of Economics and Finance with a degree in accounting and auditing. Her experience is well appreciated in our company. She is outgoing and always brings positive energy to the workplace. In her free time, Lena likes to read, travel and meet with friends.

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Liza

Tourism Director

Liza was born in Vorkuta and moved to St. Petersburg to study at the University of Economics and Finance where she's writing her PhD paper on hospitality industry now. She speaks English, German and Spanish. In her free time she likes taking photos of nature and city landscapes of countries that she travels to. Her second hobby is bycicle.

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Nika

Head of Moscow Office

Nika came to Moscow 2 years ago from the beautiful Asian city of Tashkent. She graduated from the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies in the Faculty of International Relations and Political Science. Nika loves to cook Central Asian specialities and takes great pride in presenting her husband and guests with her masterpieces. She likes to read historical books and to study the culture of other countries. She loves the sea and especially the fantastic Crimea. The most important thing to her in life is being part of a big, happy family and home.

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Svetlana

Programmer

Sveta is our extremely talented programmer. She brings a great mind and excellent service ethic to our team. Sveta graduated from St. Petersburg State Electrical University with a degree in programming. In her free time Sveta likes to take long walks, listen to music and design her own clothes.

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Nastya

Senior Manager Short Term Apartments

Nastya graduated from the St Petersburg State Engineering Economics University. Her major was tourism and sheґs been working in this area ever since. Nastya likes music a lot - you will never see her without an mp3 player. Her favorite country is Sweden and everything that comes from there: Swedish people, Swedish meatballs and her favorite - Roxette! Nastya is an optimistic person and always ready to help you.

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Andrei

Hotels & Tourism Department

Andrei is a recent graduate of the Saint Petersburg State University, philological faculty (Department of English language and Translation studies).
Andrei speaks English fluently and if you happen to talk to him there hopefully will be no misunderstandings... Andrei also speaks German. He is very interested in developing tourism in Russia and other European countries. He is highly committed and will do his best to help our clients. In his free time Andrei enjoys watching films, driving, playing tennis, football and basketball.

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Ksenia

Order Manager Moscow

Ksenia grew up in the Northern Siberian region, not far from the shores of beautiful Lake Baikal. She has spent a lot of time hiking in that wonderful area. She graduated from Irkutsk State Linguistic University and used to work as a teacher in a private school. Although Ksenia loves teaching and still considers it her hobby, her main area of interest now is tourism. Two years ago, Ksenia moved to St Petersburg and began her job with us. Ksenia is interested in music, psychology, movies and travelling. She loves Russia and is eager to assist all travelers who come to visit this outstanding country.

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Irina

Receptionist, Order Manager

Irina graduated from the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management at the St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics. She speaks fluent English and is currently learning French. Her hometown is St. Petersburg which she really loves. Ira also likes traveling and never misses an opportunity to make a road trip being a good driver herself.
Irinaґs hobby is active sports like skiing and swimming.

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Marina

Manager Tourism Development

Marina graduated from the department of foreign languages of the Leningrad Regional Pedagogical Unversity in Pushkin. Marina speaks English and German fluently. She loves traveling both in Russia and abroad, meeting new people, Russian nature, sunsets, and the blue sea. Marina also enjoys skiing, skaing and music. Her home town is St. Petersburg which she loves and adores.

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Masha

Order Manager

Masha is currently studying foreign languages in St. Petersburg. She is smart, enthusiastic and is always ready to help our customers with a smile. Masha is fluent in English and is quite good in German. Masha enjoys ballroom dancing in her free time.

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Yulia

Rentals St. Petersburg and New York City, Order Manager

Julia is currently studying at the St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance. She likes to travel very much and has already visited several countries on different continents. Her hobby is to communicate with new people and study various cultures. She wants to learn German and Italian in the future. Julia likes to spend time with her friends, dancing and playing volley ball. She is very enthusiastic and responsible and is always ready to help her clients.

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Dasha

Hotel Reservations Manager

Dasha was born in Ekaterinburg - sometimes called the third Russian capital. She graduated from the Ekaterinburg Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Linguistics and International Communications. Her first occupation was in beer brewery in Ekaterinburg. But soon Dasha decided to change it to another sphere – tourism.
She worked for an Ekaterinburg travel agency and then decided to move to St. Petersburg to totally change her life. In St. Petersburg she joined our company as a hotel reservation manager based on her skills and high level of responsibility.
Her hobby is listening to music and taking care of her French bulldog puppy. She is helpful and calm even in critical situations.

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Anna

Short Term Rentals. Order Manager.

Anna is a graduate of Saint Petersburg State University, Philological Department (English and French translating and interpreting) and Daculty of Economics (international economic relations). Anna speaks English and French fluently, and is very interested in learning Italian. She enjoys traveling, driving, listening to music and dancing. Anna always greets customers with her broad smile and she is always ready to help.

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Yulia

Assistant New York City Rentals and Accounting

Julia was born in Belorezk, a Bashkir city close to Urals. She is now studying at the St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance. Having started to work in our company as a courier Julia was soon promoted to the Accountant position for her responsibility and attentiveness. She is always reserved but friendly and helpful. Julia is fond of music, sport and healthy way of life. She likes going out with her friends.

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Elvira

Manager Moscow Office

Elvira comes from the Siberian city of Omsk where she graduated from Omsk State Technical University. Although she is still in her mid 20s, she has already lived in Egypt as well as in the far northern, Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk. She has worked most of her professional life in tourism and the movie industry. She likes snowboarding and studying Italian. Her dream is to live in Europe someday.

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Alina

Order Manager New York

Alina is the youngest person in our office but even with her being so young she is still great in English and the other skills necessary for her job. She is currently studying at the Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg University of Telecommunications, in the Area Studies faculty. She is interested in Scandinavian countries and currently she is learning Swedish. Alina enjoys playing piano and she often visits classical music concerts in St. Petersburg (which is a great place to hear live classical music!). Alina also enjoys watching films in English, skating and travelling. Alina is always ready to help her clients with any requests that they might have.

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Nastya

Ticket Reservation Manager

Nastya’s native city is St-Petersburg. She is currently studying at the St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance. Nastya is keen on photography and spends her free time with photoshop or German self-teacher. Nastya’s hobbies are snowboarding, reading in English and meeting her friends. Nastya is very joyful and responsible at the same time.

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Asya

Tourism Manager, St. Petersburg

Asya is a graduate of the Gertsen Pedagogical Univercity with a degree in teaching Russian and Literature. Asya especially likes to listen to good music - instrumental, folk, russian rock. She likes to spend her time walking around the city or watching the water in the gulf. Her favoutite sports are swimming and yoga and she tries to improve her skills in them as much as possible.

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Tanya

Short Term Apartments Manager, St. Petersburg
Tanya graduated from the Teachers Training college with a degree of Primary school teacher and an English teacher. She enjoyes hiking, singing songs with a guitar and paying different team game which develope memory, attention and creativity.

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Victor

Manager, Maintenance and Transport

Victor graduated from the Kirovsky State Pedagogical Institute. Victor has worked as a teacher, a construction manager and as a driver. Victor loves to travel, go for drives, relax in the banya and play tennis. During your time in St. Petersburg, you will have the opportunity of meeting Victor as he meets most of our guests at the station or airport.

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Leonid

Manager Real Estate Sales Department

Leonid has been working in real estate sales for approximately 10 years. He is fully certified by the St. Petersburg State Property Committee and has facilitated over 100 succesful transactions. Leonid holds an advanced engineering degree from the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute. In his free time, Leonid enjoys spending time at his dacha (country house). Leonid also enjoys photography and drawing.

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Nina Nikolaevna

Apartment Manager

Nina Nikolaevna is truly the soul of our company. Not only does she make the apartments ready for new guests, but she will also treat guests who visit our office to flavoured tea. Nina Nikolaevna monitors all of our cleaning ladies and makes sure that our apartments are clean and tidy. She is learning English, and her life experience helps her answer any question or solve any problem that may arise with our apartments. Nina Nikolaevna’s hobby is cooking and being a good hostess, as well as being abreast of all the latest developments - and indeed she is very good at what she does!

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