Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Catherine Barabanova, has taken part at the regional Conference of the Russian Business Tourism Association (ABT-ACTE Russia) “Theory and practice in organization of trips and activities,” which takes place at the hotel Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin. She introduced touristic alternatives in the Republic of Tatatrstan. Talking about Tatarstan she highlighted cities such as Kazan, Bolgar, Elabuga and city-island Sviyazhsk. Ekaterina Brabanova pointed out that except the great history, unique nature, advanced infrastructure and highly-developed service level, the Republic has good safety rate and all potential tourists can feel comfortable here. She has also told about various cultural events program: Festival “Velikiyi Bulgar”, “Spasskaya Yarmarka”, etc