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For the Edmondton hotel with this name see Transit Hotel (Edmonton)

A transit hotel is a short stay hotel typically used at international airports in the transit zone where airplane passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay. The hotel is within the security/passport checkpoints and close to the airport terminals.^[1]

No entry visa into the country is required to stay.^[2]

One of the biggest chains operating the hotels is YOtel.

The transit hotel "V Express" at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow drew international attention in June 2013 when Edward Snowdon was reported to be staying at one of the hotels after leaving Hong Kong an en route to another country. Snowdon's stay at the transit hotel meant that he did not have to present a visa/passport to enter Russia as the United States said that it had revoked his passport.^[3]^[4]

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 One of the biggest chains operating the hotels is [[YOtel]].
-The transit hotel "V Express" at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]] in [[Moscow]] drew international attention in June 2013 when [[Edward Snowdon]] was reported to be staying at one of the hotels after leaving [[Hong Kong]] an en route to another country.  Snowdon's stay at the transit hotel meant that he did not have to present a visa to enter Russia.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/edward-snowden-out-of-sight-in-moscow/2013/06/23/5a13b606-dc1a-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html</ref><ref>http://www.svo.aero/en/hotels/</ref>
+The transit hotel "V Express" at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]] in [[Moscow]] drew international attention in June 2013 when [[Edward Snowdon]] was reported to be staying at one of the hotels after leaving [[Hong Kong]] an en route to another country.  Snowdon's stay at the transit hotel meant that he did not have to present a visa/passport to enter Russia as the United States said that it had revoked his passport.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/edward-snowden-out-of-sight-in-moscow/2013/06/23/5a13b606-dc1a-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html</ref><ref>http://www.svo.aero/en/hotels/</ref>
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