Group travel to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus; Russia and Ukraine incentive travel; MICE Russia, MICE Ukraine; Special interest tours to Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Tallinn, Lithuania and beyond

DMC and wholesaler - services to the travel industry since 1991

Group services

Tourist groups:

Tour series
Specialised and tailored programmes
School and student travel
Study programmes
Choir and orchestra groups
Performing arts groups
Religious groups
Professional/educational visits
Conferences
Crimean war tours

Sports and events travel:

Hotels and ground service for all sports teams
UAFA Cup and Champions League
Hotels and local programmes for supporters
Arrangements for Press and Directors

MICE and corporate travel:

Creative incentive programmes
Launch venues

The range of services we offer is second to none and includes:

Best prices based on huge volumes of wholesale travel
Our own Russian visa support
Fast response
Our own hotel quotas to ensure the lowest possible prices at all times
All levels of hotels
Sightseeing programmes with professional guides of all languages
Our own guaranteed departure tours in Russia
Your own airport signs/guide badges if required
Western standards of service
£10 million liability insurance
24 hour local emergency contacts for all travellers
English speaking reservations staff in all our offices
Transiberian and domestic rail
Deluxe Rail travel
eurolines bus (Baltics) and Tallink Ferries

How to work with us:

Request our proposal:
Please let us have full details of your requirements, including destination, pax numbers, dates, hotel star rating and outline programme and we will send our proposal.

All our rates are nett (non commissionable) and subject to confirmation when making the reservation.

Payment:
It is usual for groups to be fully prepaid with a deposit upon confirmation. As hotels’ own terms may vary, we are flexible and will advise you of the details with our proposal. We ask for full prepayment by bank transfer or credit card (charges apply).

Contact numbers and emergency contact:
We will supply you with our local office details together with out of hours contact numbers for 24 hour emergency cover. Please add this to the details on your customer voucher.

Local support:
Groups will have an appointed representative from our local office, who will meet the group on arrival and will be available as agreed to assist with operational aspects of the tour during their stay.

Tour manager:
We will supply a local tour manager if required. (Fee applies)

Contract:
Please send your usual contract for review, or we can send our terms to you.

Russian visa support:
We provide the visa support to you free of charge when you book the hotel with us. Restrictions apply to certain nationalities, please ask us.

Russian visa service (Available in UK only):
Let us process your customers’ Russian visas at a fraction of the normal price. Please ask for details.

Agent support:
We have knowledgeable staff in all our offices your reservations team are welcome to contact us by email or telephone if they have any questions at all about our services. We are always ready to give assistance and advice.

We also have power point presentations which you might find useful for training purposes - please ask about these.

Hotel maps:
You can view hotel locations on our maps

Trans-Siberian rail:
We operate a luxury rail programme - you can review all the information required on our website www.ClassicTrainTravel.com We provide 10% commission on the luxury rail bookings featured.

We also provide tailor made trans-Siberian programmes on the regular - 'no-frills' services. Prices for these services are nett and are available upon request.

Our own guaranteed departure tour:
We operate our own 7 night guaranteed departure tour in Russia (Moscow, Novgorod and St Petersburg).

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Latest Travel News

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:18:00 GMT

Hotels for Champions League Group Matches - Group and FIT

We have secured rooms in key cities for the Champions League Group Matches - from Amsterdam to Zilina (both alphabetically and geographically) including Moscow, Donetsk, and all destination cities...so contact us with your needs for Chelsea, Manchester United, Spurs and Arsenal!

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:26:00 GMT

City of Lviv Appeals to Tourists!

Just to let you know i had a wonderful weekend in Lviv. Perfect weather and lots of good food. Its certainly an unspoilt gem of a city.

Two full days was perfect to see all the museums, churches and other sights. I really enjoyed the tour of the local brewery museum !

There were a lot of bars and restaurants in the old town where you could sit outside and watch all the people. There are some lovely cafes to enjoy great coffee and cakes. It was like Krakow or Vienna without the crowds.

Grand Hotel was an excellent choice, centrally located and full of character and history. The room was very quiet which was important to me.

I think Lviv has a lot of potential as a short break destination. I just think there needs to be better and cheaper flight connections from UK. At the moment the fare is very expensive and the journey is long. It took me most of the day to get there with a long delay in Warsaw.

The other problem is general awareness of Lviv in UK. Most people have only heard of Kiev and Odessa. I'm sure it will become popular once the Euro 2012 football tournament has taken place in Ukraine, Lviv is one of the host cities.

Wed, 26 May 2010 13:14:00 GMT

British Airways Strike Leaves Russia Mainly Unaffected

The BA strike seems to be having little impact - excellent for our tour and cruise passengers to Russia. We are of course issuing Russian visas for extended stays in Russia - and can assist locally in extending visas in Russia in such cases. Most flights are operating normally between London and Moscow & St Petersburg - but watch the BA flight for updates.

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Recruitment: Web Site Development - New Position, Huntingdon, UK

We are looking for a Web Site Developer to develop our wide range of websites. The position is based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The key skills offered by the successful candidate will be: experience in developing websites in html - experience of xml would be an added bonus; detailed knowledge of java; a keen eye for graphic design and understanding of web site dynamics; quick worker, flexible and enthusiastic; experience on a wide range of service industry websites would be a distinct advantage. Send CV's to: recruitment@aslatravelgroup.com ; Salary is dependent on age and experience. Dynamic and challenging environment in a lovely setting. No agencies or design houses please.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:40:00 GMT

New St Petersburg - Irkutsk Train on the Trans-Siberian Express

Stop Press: More changes on the Russian railways – train 10, the ‘Baikal’, was the Moscow-Irkutsk train; the plan is to run this train from Irkutsk to St Petersburg instead.

There will apparently be an additional Ulan-Ude-Irkutsk-Moscow train; and train 2 – the Trans-Siberian – will still be an option for Moscow-Irkutsk, but train 10 was the most convenient dedicated Moscow-Irkutsk train so this will affect itinerary planning. Something to watch out for. It is not clear when this will happen - more news soon.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:29:00 GMT

New Sapsan Express Trains Moscow-St Petersburg Available Now!

The new Sapsan Express day trains between Moscow and St Petersburg are now running regularly 3 times a day - and are expected to double to 5 and then later to 6 times each way every day - from 5 April. Check our current prices from our Moscow and St Petersburg trains - superb service, fast journey times (I did one yesterday departing St Petersburg 19.00 arriving Moscow 22.45 at speeds up to 200km/hour). Talk to our local offices or our UK office for details and prices! Prices will be online soon!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:43:00 GMT

Indian Group Travel to St Petersburg Increases

2010 has seen a marked increase in demand for travel from India to St Petersburg, Russia. We have contracts in place to provide excellent Indian cuisine in St Petersburg for incoming groups, can handle special dietry requirements and assist with provision of visas for entry into the Russian Federation. Onward travel is available to Moscow and beyond.

We welcomed our first groups from India in 2009 and look forward to welcoming many more in 2010 and beyond.

Welcome to St Peersburg - Ekaterina and the St Petersburg Team!

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:19:00 GMT

Fulham in Donetsk!

Fulham has arrived safely in Donetsk with a strong team for the crucial martch against Shaktor Donetsk, accompanied by Paul Tann (our Operations Director)..and we wish them every success.

We have also hosted Barcelona, Real Madrid - and many major Champions League as well as national teams in recent years in Russia, Ukraine. Baltic States, Belarus and beyond!

We specialise in sports teams 0 send all quote requersts to sports@aslatravelgroup.com for expert pricing and total customer care.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:33:00 GMT

FIT Prices for Tour Operators - Russia, Ukraine, Baltics, Belarus, Central Europe

Ask for our rates for your FIT and city break programmes. We supply instant bookings, allocations, amazingly low prices along with transfers, tours, trains - and Russian visas. Internal flights. Group tour programmes, Russia cruises, shore excursions, incentive and special interest group travel. Serving Online Travel Agencies is a speciality.

As the largest wholesaler for Russia and Ukraine, we offer full liability insurance, allocations country-wide - and best possible prices. Email us for a quote...all languages catered for!

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:00 GMT

Russia - Cruise Between Moscow and St Petersburg with ASLA Travel Group

We provide excellent prices for cruise programmes for tour operators worldwide from Moscow to St Petersburg and return. We offer allocations of cabins with release dates to suit tour operator partners - and offer special rates for groups. Visas support - no problem!

Our cruises are currently English-language programmes, and offer the best value for money on the market!