Tourist trips around the country and abroad are quite popular among Russians. And if earlier travelers preferred to use the services of travel agencies, now there are more and more people who organize their holidays on their own.
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way to pay for a ticket is to purchase it at a travel agency. To do this, it is enough to have valid passports for traveling abroad. Most often, both rubles and dollars with euros are accepted for payment. In addition, you can pay with a plastic card. At the box office of any travel agency there is equipment for paying by credit cards. The main thing is to keep all receipts and financial documents, as well as the agreement with the company organizing the trip. All these documents will help you in resolving controversial issues. For example, according to the conditions of staying at a hotel. Upon arrival home, you can make a claim to the travel agency about the provision of services of inadequate quality and support them with all the necessary papers.
Step 2
If you decide to organize the trip yourself, you will need to pay separately for plane or train tickets, transfer to the hotel and accommodation. All this is easy to do by booking services online.
Step 3
To pay for train tickets, register on the Russian Railways website. Select the station of departure and arrival and click "buy a ticket". Then enter the number of the card with which you will pay. The money will be withdrawn automatically, and an e-ticket will be sent to your mail. You need to print it, or just write down the code in order to enter it in the electronic terminal at any station. The machine will give you a regular train ticket. In addition, you can purchase a travel document for any direction at the station ticket office. This can be done by presenting an identity card - a passport, military ID or birth certificate.
Step 4
To pay for a plane ticket, select the airline you have chosen to fly. Go to her website and find the link "buy a ticket". You will be presented with several ways to book and pay for travel documents. Usually, these are payments with a plastic card that has a special code for transferring money via the Internet, and purchases through payment terminals. In either case, you will receive an e-ticket by mail, which you just need to present at the airport when passing through customs control.
Step 5
It is not required to pay for the entire hotel stay in advance. It is enough to make a deposit of 5-10 percent of the total cost of the room. To do this, select the hotel you want. Huge selection on the international site, which you will find at the link below. All contact information is there, and you can easily contact the hotel administration. There are several ways to pay the deposit. The first is to make a cash transfer. One of the most reliable companies providing this service is Western Union. Representative offices of this company exist in almost every city in the world. But you can only send funds to an individual. The second option is to transfer money from the card to the hotel's account. But if he is abroad, you must have a special option for international transactions connected. The third way is to transfer cash to the hotel account. Check this opportunity in each case with the bank through which you want to make a deposit. Not all foreign organizations have contracts with Russian financial companies.
