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Episode 8 with Andrey Yurchenko
I've had a fascination with all things Russia since studying the Russian revolution for A-Level history at school. However, regardless of what goes on behind the scenes in politics, this week further accentuates that Western media often portrays Russia as a scary, cold, crazy place that you wouldn't wish to visit.I have always tried to look past that, and find out for myself.
For me, there has always been a certain mystique about the country. Her vast landscape, spanning across 2 continents, as well as her deep and powerful history, had always made it a place that I was determined to visit. And I was actually lucky enough to visit St. Petersberg in 2018.
With the excitement and buzz of being able to travel again, it was the perfect time to have my friend, and travel agent extraordinaire, Andrey Yurchenko as a guest on this show. Andrey is the best kind of travel agent; the kind that loves their country. You can see it as he warmly describes his beautiful country and the must see places to visit in Russia.
Andrey is the founder and CEO of PriorityStatus which is a concierge travel agency. His company organizes luxury travel, accommodation, logistics, turnkey trips, yacht and private jet charters, corporate events, weddings and birthday parties. He even books sports packages for the Euro League, Fifa, Formula 1 and Golf PGA.
Unlike in the UK, he calls the service providers that he works with, partners and there is such a high level of trust between them that his clients get to benefit from. Can you imagine being able to borrow $10,000 cash from a service provider so that you can satisfy a client’s request?
He shares what is was like working as a tour operator when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the FIFA world Cup in 2018, running a travel business during this pandemic and the future of tourism both in Russia and the world.
As always, stay safe and enjoy the show.
Please like, subscribe and share.
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By eventstarswithgurmejI've had a fascination with all things Russia since studying the Russian revolution for A-Level history at school. However, regardless of what goes on behind the scenes in politics, this week further accentuates that Western media often portrays Russia as a scary, cold, crazy place that you wouldn't wish to visit.I have always tried to look past that, and find out for myself.
For me, there has always been a certain mystique about the country. Her vast landscape, spanning across 2 continents, as well as her deep and powerful history, had always made it a place that I was determined to visit. And I was actually lucky enough to visit St. Petersberg in 2018.
With the excitement and buzz of being able to travel again, it was the perfect time to have my friend, and travel agent extraordinaire, Andrey Yurchenko as a guest on this show. Andrey is the best kind of travel agent; the kind that loves their country. You can see it as he warmly describes his beautiful country and the must see places to visit in Russia.
Andrey is the founder and CEO of PriorityStatus which is a concierge travel agency. His company organizes luxury travel, accommodation, logistics, turnkey trips, yacht and private jet charters, corporate events, weddings and birthday parties. He even books sports packages for the Euro League, Fifa, Formula 1 and Golf PGA.
Unlike in the UK, he calls the service providers that he works with, partners and there is such a high level of trust between them that his clients get to benefit from. Can you imagine being able to borrow $10,000 cash from a service provider so that you can satisfy a client’s request?
He shares what is was like working as a tour operator when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the FIFA world Cup in 2018, running a travel business during this pandemic and the future of tourism both in Russia and the world.
As always, stay safe and enjoy the show.
Please like, subscribe and share.