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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