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On December 12, at 10 am. the Cabinet Of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan gives briefing “On Tourist Program For The New 2018 Year Holidays In The Republic Of Tatarstan”. The briefing will be attended by Sergei Ivanov, the Chair of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Darya Sannikova, Director of the “Committee On Tourism Development” municipal budgetary institution, Svetlana Konovalova, Deputy Director on Research of the “The Kazan Kremlin” state museum-reserve, Tanzilya Agisheva, Deputy Director on Development of the museum-reserve of Yelabuga, Lilia Safina, Deputy Director on Development of the Bolgar museum-reserve, Alla Eliseyeva, the Head of Department of Tourism of the town-island of Sviyazhsk. They will brief on preparation to the New 2018 Year celebrations in Tatarstan, on the number of tourists expected to come, on cultural and entertainment programs and events that have been arranged for the coming New Year vacations and holidays. They will also answer press questions.

On 12 December 2017, from 12:00 till 20:00, in accordance with the instruction of the President of Russian Federation, the government agencies and municipalities carry out Nationwide Day Of Reception Of Citizens.

At the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism, the reception is held by the following address: 19 Gorky Street, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan.

“ Residence Of Kysh Babai And Kar Kyzy” in Yana Kyrlay, Arsk Region, is open for visitors again. It is located in a fairy-tale snow-clad spruce forest on the bank of the Iya River in Yana Kyrlay, 80 km away from Kazan. A journey into the fairy-tale starts at the forest customs where guests are met by Shaitan who takes them into the Kysh Babai estate. The house of Kysh Babai himself is to be found by Shurale map. On their way travellers would encounter a great series of adventures – ancient tales, difficult riddles, magic, and wonders -- along with fictitious characters like Shurale (Forest Spirit) who knows all forest roads and paths, amiable and not at all evil Shaitan (Devil), merry Ubyrly Karchyk (Baba Yaga), ancient Azhdakha (Fire Dragon), strong and audacious Batyr (Epic Warrior), beautiful Altynchen (Golden Locks), loving and sweet Takhir and Zukhra (Romeo and Juliet) who would entertain travellers with many a quest.

Latvian national airline operator airBaltic announces its plans for the winter season. AirBaltic will continue to operate flights between Kazan and Riga in winter time since 14th of December 2017 till 25th of January 2018. Flights from Kazan to Riga will be carried out twice a week on Boeing 737 aircraft. Duration of flight is 2 hours 40 minutes. Winter schedule is already uploaded to booking systems, to airline operator’s website, with tickets available for sale.

On December 5, at the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism an agreement on cooperation in the field of Tourism was signed between the State Committee and Iran Markaz company (The Islamic Republic of Iran). Sergei Ivanov, the Chair of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Jacob Ghasemi, Director of Iran Markaz, signed official 5-year agreement on cooperation.

For quick reference: Iran Makraz works on the Iranian market in the sphere of tourism and travelling. To foreign tourists, it primarily offers tours and trips that highlight historical monuments of the global cultural heritage.

On the eve of the International Anti-Corruption Day (9th of December), staff conference and workshop on pivotal tasks of anti-corruption enforcement was held at the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In the course of the conference a report on behavior of civil officials on the web and in social media was made by Liana Saetova, Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism.

Today Sergei Ivanov, the Chair of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, took part in the opening of ‘Tubetei’, a new fast-food restaurant (21 Kremlevskaya Str). The project proposes popularization of the national Tatar cuisine among denizens and guests of the republic capital, by dint of a popular fast-food café format. The founder of Tubetei network Sultan Safin introduced his guests, among them the President of the Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, to structure and assortment of his restaurant. According to Safin, along with customary menu items like echpochmack, elesh, chak-chak customers are being offered new ones: kystyburger, yasheltybyi, tatlybyi with pine-apple and others. The presentation of the new Tatar restaurant was also attended by Asgat Safarov, Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Vasil Shaikhraziev, Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the “Milli shura” National Counsel, presidential aide Albert Nafigin, Vladimir Leonov, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan РТ, Talia Minullina, the Head of the Agency of Investment Development of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, representatives of the Tubetei network in Surgut, Samara, Ulyanovsk, and Semipalatinsk (Kazakhstan).

The State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism congratulates Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Sekretova, the Chair of “The Guides’ Guild of the Republic of Tatarstan” Association, on her 70th Anniversary. For years of your labour in tourist industry you amassed great experience that helps you in your daily life and work. Erudite, energetic, besotted in history and culture, you’re one of the best leading guides of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan.

High capacity for work and immense creative potential helped you form a team of like-minded individuals able to implement most fascinating creative projects.

Your opinion is heeded by both young colleagues and experienced managers.

We cordially congratulate you with your anniversary and wish you strong health, happiness, and great successes in your labour for the benefit of tourism growth in the Republic of Tatarstan.

According to Gazeta.Ru, Kazan reached the third place in Top 10 most popular Russian cities as charted by Instagram social network.

The Top 10 list is headed by Moscow where the largest number of photographs had been taken, followed by Saint-Petersburg. The fourth and the fifth places are taken by Novosibirsk and Rostov-On-Don, respectively.

On November 29, the final stage of “The Journey To The Origins” contest was held at the Hermitage congress-hall. It is the first contest in Tatarstan focused on children and youth willing to develop domestic and inbound tourism in the Republic of Tatarstan, by virtue of implementation of their own innovative tourist projects related to the cultural heritage and expansion of priority tourist centers. The entry of 154 from 27 districts of the republic was attracted this year. Sergei Ivanov, the Chair of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism, has taken part in the awards ceremony, ‘The past eight years have seen a great variety of projects from all the regions of the republic representing totally different trends. And it is pleasure to witness that their themes and quality keep growing in diversity. Likewise, the interest of participants in the contest is increasing. We can only wish that the entire republic, all those who care for the tourism expansion, would try and think of something new they could create in the field, of how to make a tourist trip to Tatarstan yet more fascinating and spellbinding.’

The “Journey To The Origins” contest was first announced in 2010. The contest’s mission is to attract children and youth to development and implementation of innovative tourist projects in the field of cultural heritage, and to instill a true sense of patriotism by dint of raising awareness among the youth of today about major tourist resources of their native land.