A solemn ceremony of delivery of the first Russian professional award in the field of business tourism has taken place in Moscow.

A selection of nominees was carried out from the middle of May to the middle of July. 163 applications have been made during this time. Voting by show of hands finished in the beginning of September which had begun on July, 15th. In all almost sixty thousand voices was given during voting for nominees.

Academservice congratulates the winners of Russian Business Travel & MICE Award:

- The Best Congress 5 star Hotel in Moscow - The Renaissance Hotel Moscow
- The Best Congress 4 star Hotel in Moscow - The Iris the congress hotel
- The Best Congress 3 star Hotel in Moscow - a tourist hotel complex "Vega”
- The Best Congress Hotel in S.-Peterburg – Korintia St.-Petersburg
- The Best Regional Congress Hotel – Holiday Inn Samara
- The most dynamical Congress hotel - «Swissotel Krasnye Holmy»
- The most dynamical Congress centre - «Baikal Business the Center» (Irkutsk).

A general director Academservise, Leonid Isakovich, was honoured by the award for the outstanding contribution to development of congress services in Russia.