Intourist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Intourist
< Russian Inturíst (acronym from inostránnyĭ turíst foreign tourist)
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Visits were tightly controlled by the KGB; visitors were not allowed to move freely, and guides from the state travel agency Intourist were never permitted to go off-script.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2019
His Intourist guide told him not to go anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2013
So the kitchen staff here at the Intourist Hotel will have a few steak dinners on us in the next few weeks.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2012
Just steps from the Kremlin, the former Intourist hotel has 334 luxurious rooms starting at 23,000 rubles.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2010
Met at the Moscow airport by Lev Abramov, the head of the chess section of the USSR, and by a guide from Intourist, Joan and Bobby were ushered to Moscow’s finest hotel, the National.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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