OneTwoTrip for Business ranked Russian companies’ business travel expenses for August, with the highest amounts recorded for accommodation and railway travel.
The most expensive accommodation was a three-night booking at a five-star hotel in Asia for an employee of a clothing manufacturer. The stay, which included breakfast, cost 702,000 rubles.
The five most expensive accommodation bookings
Second on the list was a seven-night stay at a five-star hotel in St. Petersburg by an employee of a company involved in wholesale trade. The room, which did not include breakfast, cost 570,000 rubles.
Accommodation for six guests staying seven nights at a four-star hotel in Kazan cost 442,000 rubles. A sports organization paid for the booking, which included breakfast.
A total of 415,000 rubles was spent on an eight-night stay at a five-star hotel in London for two employees of an agricultural company. The accommodation, which did not include meal service, also ranked among the five most expensive expenses.
A 30-night stay at a five-star hotel in Vladivostok for two employees cost 388,000 rubles. This booking also did not include meal service.
The highest railway expense was on the Sevastopol–St. Petersburg route
The highest railway expense was for three employees traveling from Sevastopol to St. Petersburg in a luxury carriage. The tickets cost a total of 154,000 rubles.
Tickets for eight passengers traveling from Moscow to Kazan in a carriage of the same class cost 139,000 rubles. The train journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg for four people cost 129,000 rubles.
Next on the list were luxury-carriage tickets for four passengers traveling on the Moscow–Ufa route. The tickets cost a total of 128,000 rubles. Seated-carriage tickets for four employees traveling from St. Petersburg to Tver cost 127,000 rubles.