About us

Academservice travel company is one of the world leading incoming travel companies operating in Russia and other countries of the former USSR.

Our company was established in 1990.

We offer our clients a full range of travel services in 180 cities of all the ex-USSR 15 countries.

The list of our services includes:

• hotel accommodation in 800 hotels 3-5*
• transfers
• transport services
• visa support
• air travel
• VIP service in the airports
• railway travel
• excursions
• river cruises

Our number in the Russian Federal Register of Tour Operators is MBT 000001.
The amount of the bank guarantee is 10 000 000 RUR.

Academsevice’s reference number in the Register of Tourist Organizations registered in the MFA of Russia Consular Department is 0001.

Our professional customers’ network covers more than ten thousand travel and corporate companies all over the world, among them are such recognised leaders of the world tourist business as:

• DerTour GmbH. and Olympia Reisen GmbH. (Germany),
• Miki Travel Ltd. and Proco Air Service Inc. (Japan),
• Nouvelles Frontieres (France),
• Viajes el Corte Ingles (Spain),
• Natour Ltd. and Ophir Tours (Israel),
• Abreu (Portugal),
• Kira Reisen (Switzerland),
• Ventura S.P.A (Italy),
• Flairview Travel and Russia & Beyond (Australia),

• American Express,
• Business Travel International,
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel,
• TQ3

Academservice Company offers its partners low prices for individuals, tourist groups and businessmen, and special exclusive rates for organizers of special events:

• congresses,
• conferences,
• festivals,
• tours,
• championships,
• concert tours,
• fashion shows

• International Track and Field Athletics Tournament “Russian Winter”,
• Commonwealth Football Cup,
• International Chess Festival Moscow Open,
• the Russian Football Union conference,
• Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Performing Arts,
• “Golden Mask" All-Russian Theatre Festival,
• “Nika” National Movie Awards Ceremony,
• Fencing World Cup in St.Petersburg,
• Volleyball Champions League Final Four in Moscow,
• Basketball FIBA Women’s Euroleague Final Four in Moscow,
• Hockey World Championship in Moscow and Mytischi,
• International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) congress,
• Balkan Theatrical Space festival in St.Petersburg,
• Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup tournament “World gymnastics Stars”,
• VII Chekhov International Theatre Festival,
• St.Petersburg International Economic Forum,
• XIII International Tchaikovsky Contest,
• III International Circus Festival in Moscow,
• II Festival of the World Symphony Orchestras,
• U-21 World Basketball Championship for Women in Vidnoe (Moscow region),
• Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championship in Moscow,
• Europe Cup-final on Rugby-7,
• Russian Challenge Track and Field International Competition in Moscow,
• Europe Volleyball Championship in Moscow and St.Petersburg,
• the 29th General Assembly of the ISSA - World Social Security Forum,
• International Forum “Risk Management for Oil Exporters, Traders and Consumers”,
• World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg,
• Moscow Music Festival “Vladimir Spivakov Invites”,
• Bowling World Cup in St.Petersburg,
• V Annual International Forum “Fuel Oil Trading and Bunkering”,
• a round of Speed Skating World Cup,
• Bandy World Championship in Moscow,
• Track and Field Athletics Europe Cup in Moscow,
• IDSF Adjudicators Congress in Moscow,
• “Final Eight” Women’s Russian Basketball Cup in Ekaterinburg,
• European Dance Sport Tournament in Moscow,
• UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow,

We enjoyed assisting our VIP-clients among which were:

well-known figures in policy, culture, sport and business – Sepp Blatter (FIFA President), Lennart Johansson (UEFA President), Prince Albert (Head of Monaco), Juan Antonio Samaranch (IOC Honorary President for life), Rene Fasel (IIHF President), Borislav Stankovic (FIBA Honorary Secretary General), Anatoly Iksanov (General Director of Bolshoi Theatre), Sergey Chernov ( FIBA-Europe Vice President, President of Russian Basketball federation), Vladimir Komarov (President of Russian Skating Union), Valery Shadrin (President of Confederation of International Theatre Associations), Vasily Kiknadze (General Director of “Sport” TV channel), Alexander Shokhin (President of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs), Sergey Kirienko (Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy), Dmitry Chernyshenko (Chief Executive Officer, Sochi 2014 Bid Committee) and others;

celebrated musicians, conductors and composers - Vladimir Spivakov, Yury Temirkanov, Valery Gergiev, Yury Bashmet, Maxim Vengerov, Kimmo Pohjonen, Riccardo Muti, Al Di Meola, Boris Kushnir,Nikolay Petrov, Krzysztof Penderecki and others;

world largest orchestras, ensembles and chorus – Orchestre National de France, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra and others;

oustanding opera, ballet and modern dance masters – Andrea Bocelli, Montserrat Caballe, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Boris Eifman, Ulyana Lopatkina, Yury Grigorovich, Dmitry Hvorostovsky and others;

largest opera, ballet and dance troups – State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, State Academic Mariinsky Theatre, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Latvijas Nacionala Opera, I. Moiseev Folk Dance Ensemble, “Peking Opera” theater and others;

authors, performers and popular musical troupes and shows – Slava Polunin, Dani Lary, Georgy Deliev & Boris Barsky (Maski-Show), Alexander Peskov Mamma Mia!, Princesses on Ice (Disney on Ice), Evgeny Plushenko Ice Show, Сomedy Club and others;

well-known figures of theatrical, television and cinema arts – Alisa Freindlich, Oleg Tabakov, Evgeniy Grishkovets, Roman Viktyuk, Eric Roberts, Adrian Paul, Konstantin Khabensky, Natalya Varley and others;

drama and puppet theatres – Piccolo Teatro di Milano (Italy), Ex Machina (Canada), Berliner Ensemble (Germany), Roman Viktyuk Theatre (Moscow) and others;

famous painters, designers, photo - and fashion designers – Frankie Morello, Xavier Lust, Boris Krasnov, Architects of Air (UK) and others;

famous jazz, blues and ethno music performers – Cesaria Evora, Syl Johnson, Zora Young, Dani Siciliano, Bojan Zulfikarpasic (Bojan Z), State Jazz Music Chamber Orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem, The Cinematic Orchestra and others;

well-known foreign rock and pop singers – Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Christina Aguilera, Gary Moore, Tom Jones, Mireille Mathieu, Thomas Anders, Sean Ono Lennon, Bryan Ferry, Chris De Burgh, Iggy Pop, Sinead O’Connor, Aerosmith, Scorpions, A-ha, Deep Purple, Nazareth, Kingdom Come, The Tiger Lillies, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and others;

popular DJs and club projects – David Guetta, Paul Oakenfold, Malcolm McLaren, Tony Key, Lisa Lashez, Eric Prydz, Nobless Oblige and others;

well-known Russian singers – Filipp Kirkorov, Larisa Dolina, Nikolay Baskov, Andrey Makarevich, Boris Grebenschikov, Yury Shevchuk, Zemfira, Valery Meladze, Dmitry Bilan, Zhanna Friske, Pelageya, Nochniye Snaypery, Pesnyary and others;

sport teams – National football teams (men) of Russia, Poland, Football Clubs: Real Madrid, Valencia (Spain), CSKA (Moscow), Lokomotiv (Moscow), Zenit (Saint Petersburg), Men’s Basketball Clubs: CSKA (Moscow), Siena (Italy), Olympiakos (Greece), FC Barcelona Basquet (Spain), National basketball teams (women) of: Russia, Australia, China, Lithuania, National hockey on ice teams of: Canada, USA, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Byelorussia, Germany, Latvia, Ukraine and others;

outstanding sportsmen – Guus Hiddink, Dick Advocaat, Michel Platini, Valeriy Gazzaev, Elena Isinbaeva, Evgeny Plushenko, Alexey Yagudin, Alexey Tikhonov, Maria Petrova, Anton Sikharulidze, Elena Berezhnaya, Tatyana Totmianina, Maxim Marinin, Irina Lobacheva and others.

Our partners are: International Confederation of the Theatre Unions, Theatre Union of the Russian Federation, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg, the Moscow State Philharmonic Society, International Theatre Institute, Moscow International House of Music, CIS Entertainment, City Concert, International Cinematographers' Confederation, Gorky Film Studio, “Sport” TV Channel, Management of sports actions of Russia, Russian Football Union, Figure Skating Federation of Russia, MixFight, Saint-Petersburg Open, and other Promoter Companies, Federations and Sport Clubs.

More than 500 thousand people all over the world use the company travel services annually.

    Academservice’s headquarters is located in Moscow. Besides, the company has branch offices in Sheremetyevo-II and Domodedovo international airports, in a number of hotels in Moscow, St.Petersburg and many countries of the world.
    More than 200 highly qualified employees ensure maintenance of high client service standards, so that any ordered travel service is confirmed within 24 hours.

Academservice was marked out many times by various professional awards:
Global Travel Award – an international “Oscar” in the travel sphere,
Crystal Globe – for achievements in the sphere of incoming tourism,
Leaders of the Russian Tourist Business Prize – for best innovation project,
Crystal Globe – for best travel catalogue,
Russian Travel Industry Award – as the best Russian travel operator in the sphere of incoming tourism,
Russian Travel Industry Award – for Russian hotels promotion on the world and business markets,
Hospitality Excellence Award – for Ukrainian hotels promotion on the world market,
Crystal Boat – as the best partner of Moscow hotels (twice).
Tourist Olympus - National Award for being the best Russian travel operator in the sphere of incoming tourism.
Y.Senkevich National Travel Award – as the best incoming tourism travel company
Crystal Boat – for the many years` issue of the hotels of Russia, CIS Countries and the Baltic States directory annually edition.
Crystal Boat – for successful realization of projects aimed at Moscow tourist and hotel complexes development.

The front office of the company is represented by 9 profit centres, 6 of them organized on the tour agents' language principle (Russian, English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian). The other three departments deal with sales of company services to corporate and VIP-clients, in booking systems & private clients market (E-sales), and special events.

    Academservice is a partner of Best Eastern Hotels (Best Eurasian Hotels) established in 1998 as a marketing chain for consolidated promotion of hotels on the territory of the former USSR onto different markets.
    Best Eastern Hotels (Best Eurasian Hotels) promotes hotels in Academservice travel agencies network, provides them in Global (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Worldspan), Alternative (Opodo, Orbitz, Booking, Expedia) and Regional reservation systems, provides hotel services marketing support on the Internet, in consortia programs, mass media, organizes specialized conferences, seminars and trainings for hotel staff, represents hotels on first-rate international and internal travel exhibitions, annually publishes one of the most complete catalogues of hotels on the territory of the former USSR, which is renowned all over the world due to its wide distribution in embassies, consulates, trade missions, chambers of industry and commerce, governmental and legislative authorities in many countries, air lines, tour agencies, among VIP-clients, at various exhibitions.

    Our prices are exclusively competitive.
    You can book our hotels using the Internet, by fax, e-mail, via our call-centre and Global Distribution Systems (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Worldspan), where Best Eastern Hotels (Best Eurasian Hotels) provides the overwhelming majority of the hotels in Russia and ex-USSR countries.

Academservice contact information:
Academservice Ltd., 28A Shipilovskaya street, Moscow, 115563, Russia
Phone: +7 (495) 660-90-90
Fax: +7 (495) 662-43-62
E-mail: info@acase.ru
www.acase.ru