Thomson Reuters Visits Kazan Smart City

TIDA Chief Executive Linar Yakupov and Tatarstan Development Corporation (TDC) CEO Bulat Gayanov participated in the meeting.

Kazan’s Aeroexpress Passengers Will Witness the Development of Kazan Smart City

Kazan’s Aeroexpress high-speed train connecting the city center and Kazan International Airport began operating on a full schedule today. The Aeroexpress train makes 18 trips daily (9 in each direction), starting at 7 a.m. at Kazan International Airport. The last train leaves the airport at 12:15 a.m.

Partial service of the Kazan Aeroexpress began on 22 May of this year. The line was built as part of the preparatory work done for the 27th Summer Universiade, which will begin in Kazan on 6 July.

According to Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA) Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, the Kazan Aeroexpress connecting Kazan and Kazan International Airport will play a key role in the economic development of the republic. The Aeroexpress line will also do much to further the development of Kazan Smart City.

Ramada Kazan City Center Opens in Kazan

Ramada Kazan City Center has opened in Kazan, becoming the third hotel of the Wyndham Hotel Group brand Ramada in Russia.

The four-star hotel has 157 rooms of business, deluxe, and luxe suites, and one presidential suite. In total, the hotel occupies 11,500 square meters and has 50 underground parking spaces. The hotel is located on 39 ul. Chernyshevskogo, not far from the Kazan Train Station.

«The appearance of international brands is always a new step for Kazan», - Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov said about the opening of Ramada Kazan City Center. – «International hotel chains bring with them their client base and become unofficial promoters of our city and republic. Kazan will now appear as a city in the Ramada booking system – this is an important step for the city and for Tatarstan».