Tour Packages Selling for the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 in Minsk started
22.11.2013
Official Tour Operator
Republican Unitary Enterprise
«CENTREKURORT»
www.icehockey-2014.com
Pressrelease
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 IN MINSK
At the International conference of the Ice Hockey Federation in 2009 in Bern (Switzerland) Minsk (Belarus) was elected a venue of the 78th Ice Hockey World Championship 2014. Under a decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus there is a visa-free entry for foreigners during the championship as from April 25 2014 through May 31, 2014. In addition to this, compulsory medical insurance is abolished for this period in order to facilitate entry to the Republic of Belarus.
In February 2012 as a result of the tender CENTREKURORT was declared the official tour operator of Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 in Minsk. Today CENTREKURORT has an exclusive right to form tour packages.
Matches of the Championship will be held at two largest multifunctional complexes “Minsk-Arena” (15 000 seats) and “Chyzhovka-Arena” (10 000 seats).
Our company has booked 20 000 places of dwelling in Minsk hotels and hostels for fans and guests of the Championship.
In order to attract more fans and tourists to Minsk during the Championship the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 Directorate, the Municipal Executive Committee of Minsk and the Republican Unitary Enterprise «CENTREKURORT» suggested that hotels, hostels and other facilities which provide dwelling should sign a memorandum to control the tariffs of Minsk hotels during the Championship.
For the same purpose responsible authorities decided to create a Fan-village, which will function during the Championship. The Fan-village represents a complex of 7 dormitories with comfortable accommodation. Apartments in the Fan-village consist of 2 rooms (maximum capacity — 5 persons), WC, a bathroom, a kitchen with a refrigerator and a cooker. During the Championship a Fan-zone and a covered skating rink with 2 ice grounds will be available.
Specialists of CENTREKURORT have developed special tour packages that include basic and additional services:
1) VIP-package includes the following basic services:
- tickets to matches;
- accommodation in 4-5* hotels;
- individual transfer airport (railway station) – hotel – airport (railway station);
- individual transfer to arenas;
- a souvenir of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014;
- visiting of VIP hospitality area.
Additional services: sightseeing tours, rent of conference halls.
2) Fan-package includes the following services:
- tickets to matches;
- accommodation in hotels or Fan-village (apartments consist of 2 rooms, kitchen with a refrigerator and a cooker, shower room and toilet);
- a season ticket for all kind of public transport;
- a souvenir of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014.
Additional services: sightseeing tours, rent of conference halls.
3) Family-package includes the following services:
- tickets to matches;
- accommodation in Fan-village (apartments consist of 2 rooms, kitchen with a refrigerator and a cooker, shower room and toilet);
- a season ticket for all kind of public transport;
- a souvenir of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 for children.
4) Corporate package includes the following services:
- basic services: accommodation in Fan-village or in dormitories of Minsk, tickets to morning and day matches, sightseeing tours;
- additional services: souvenirs, city maps, nutrition, etc.
To simplify the process of booking tour packages for the Ice Hockey World Championship CENTREKURORT has created Common Booking Centre in Minsk which will function during the period of preparation for the Championship and during the Championship itself.
The Common Booking Centre of CENTREKURORT:
Phone: +375 17 200 54 16, +375 17 328 56 63
E-mail: hockey@ck.by, icehockey@ck.by, hockey2014@ck.by
Skype: icehockey-2014.com, icehockey-2014.com
Address: 220048, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Myasnikova street, 39
