Questions

1. What kind of accommodation is a hostel?

2. What are the peculiarities of Russian hostels?

3. When was Russian Youth Hostel Association (RYHA) founded?

4. What cities is this type of accommodation provided in?

4. Decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. Hotel development in Russia is still neglected by investors for many years.

2. Today’s hoteliers must be creative and continually invest new ways in order to attract new guests and to retain the regular customers.

3. International hotel chains aren’t motivated to invest their resources in Russia.

4. International hotel networks haven’t entered the Russian market yet.

5. Many modern hotels have been constructed on the sites of demolished old-type Soviet hotels.

6. Moscow and St. Petersburg account for 50% of the Russian hospitality market turnover.

7. There is a growing demand for 2-3 star hotels in the Russian capital.

8. St. Petersburg is friendlier to middle-budget visitors.

9. Luxury hotels of Moscow and St. Petersburg have the same standards as any international five-star hotels.

10. Russian budget and mid-priced hotels that claim to be four star hotels are mostly three or three-plus star hotels in fact.

11. There is a wide range of services and facilities in guest houses.

12. The guest houses are especially typical for big cities.

13. A great number of St. Petersburg communal apartments have been redesigned into small mini-hotels with 6 to 8 rooms.

14. A motel is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles.

15. Most Russian motels cater for a different target group than simply motorists.

16. Russian hostels are a budget-oriented sociable accommodation, where guests can rent a bed in a dormitory, share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen.

17. Russian hostels are independent accommodation units.

18. Moscow hostels are more focused on domestic tourists.

5. Complete the sentences with the information from the text.

1. Old-type Soviet hotels have been renovated ______.

2. The country leaders in the hotel market are _____.

3. Moscow and St. Petersburg account for 70% of the Russian hospitality ______.

4. While there is a growing demand for 2-3 star hotels in the Russian capital, the business is however focused on_______.

5. The present-day construction in the cities to host 2018 FIFA World Cup is aiming at covering ______.

6. Luxury hotels of Moscow and St. Petersburg have the same standards as ______.

7. Usually staying at these hotels guarantees a visitor _______.

8. Russian budget and mid-priced hotels that claim to be four star hotels are mostly ________.

9. Unlike hotels the guest houses are not monitored by ______.

10. The guest houses are not obliged to fit in the standards of hotel classification, and therefore there are no _______.

11. The mini-hotel is usually equipped with ______.

12. Traditionally a motel is a hotel designed for ______.

13. A Russian motel is usually a two or three-storey building with ______.

14. Quite often the word ‘motel’ is used for entertainment complex including ________.

15. Russian hostels are a budget-oriented sociable accommodation, where guests can _______.

16. Russian hostels operate together with _______.

17. According to the Russian legislation hostels cannot act as _______.

18. Moscow hostels are more focused on _______.