Volunteers set to help out tourists in Moscow
Starting from June this year, guests of the
capital will be helped out by volunteers. The volunteer centre started its work
from the 1st of June 2012, and volunteer posts were set up on Arbat
and on the
Up until the end of the year there maybe
another two volunteer posts opened up – near the Tretyakov Gallery and at the
VVC, the number of volunteers will grow to 300, and over the following year
will be over 1000 people. All up, 20 foreigner help centres are planned to be
opened before the summer of 2013.
The volunteer posts operate from 10:00 till
20:00. The guys work in pairs and in two shifts, are dressed in t-shirts with
the symbols of
The MFA of Russia
recommends its citizens to refrain from travelling to Paraguaydue to the
aggravation of the socio-political atmosphere. The report published on the
department's website calls tourists to revise their vacation plans till the
situation gets back to normal. Tour operators stay calm though: summer is
considered to be low season in