Petersburg again won the tourist "Oscar"
St. Petersburg won the prestigious World Travel Awards International Prize, which is called the tourist Oscar. He was recognized as a “leading urban cultural direction of the world,” according to the Prize website. In his nomination, Petersburg went around 14 cities. Among them is Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Sydney, New York, Kyoto, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing. Moscow received a tourist Oscar as the best direction in the City category.