Moscow & Saint Petersburg are the top travel choices for Indian Football fans: Booking.com
As Russia takes the centre stage as host to one of the most exciting global sporting events, Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travelers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, has released the findings from its latest global survey stating that Moscow & Saint Petersburg are the top destination choices for Indian football fans as they start to arrive in Russia to witness the excitement unfold Live!
Ritu Mehrotra, Country manager, India Booking.com said, “Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Germany, France & Sweden are some of the prominent international teams that enjoy a massive following in India. Football fans from India are increasingly travelling overseas to witness these grand events and also to catch their favourite player live in action during training sessions. Most of these prominent fixtures and the team training sites are based in Moscow, St Petersburg & Sochi which is where most of the Indian fans are travelling this season.”
| ** Top Cities for Indian Fans |
| Moscow |
| Saint Petersburg |
| Kazan |
| Sochi |
| Samara |
Prominent matches: (Source: FIFA)
| Date | Match | Location |
| 15.06.2018 | Portugal Vs Spain | Sochi, Fisht Stadium |
| 16.06.2018 | Argentina Vs Iceland | Moscow, Spartak Stadium |
| 17.06.2018 | Germany Vs Mexico | Moscow, Luzhniki stadium |
| 20.06.2018 | Portugal Vs Morocco | Moscow, Luzhniki stadium |
| 22.06.2018 | Brazil Vs Costa Rica | Saint Petersburg stadium |
| 23.06.2018 | Germany Vs Sweden | Sochi, Fisht Stadium, |
| 26.06.2018 | Denmark Vs France | Moscow, Luzhniki stadium |
Team Hotels: (Source: GOAL.com)
| TEAM | HOTEL & TRAINING |
| France | Moscow |
| Brazil | Sochi |
| Germany | Moscow |
| South Korea | Saint Petersburg |
| Belgium | Moscow |
| England | Saint Petersburg |
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