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Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Sergei Ivanov in his Instagram account invited the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, to visit the Republic of Tatarstan.
"When I found out that you want to come to Russia, I decided to personally invite you to Kazan – one of the most beautiful cities in our country. The Republic of Tatarstan has rich cultural and historical traditions, especially since it is located on the Trans-Siberian Railway. So, come to us, please! I'm waiting for you!" – He said in his address.

It should be noted that Sergei Ivanov's personal invitation was not accidental: earlier Angela Merkel attended a children's press conference in the course of the election campaign to the Bundestag, where she announced that she would like to visit the Rocky Mountains in the USA and ride along the Trans-Siberian Railway. According to RIA "Russia Today", "Russian Railways" have already expressed their readiness to fulfill the Chancellor's dream.

Today, the Plenipotentiary Representation of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation in Moscow hosted a presentation of the tourist route The Great Volga River Route to the tour operators of Moscow and Moscow region. The presentation was attended by Akhmetshin Ravil Kalimullovich – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation, Ivanov Sergey Evgenievich – Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Yuliya Skorolomova – Director of the Regional State Agency "Tourism Agency of the Ulyanovsk region", Maltsev Mikhail Viktorovich – Head of the Department of Tourism of the Samara Region, Ivan Petrovich Arkhipov – Deputy Minister of Culture for Nationalities and Archival Affairs of the Chuvash Republic, Sanaeva Olga Anatolievna – co-founder of the tourist company Ankor LLC.

On September 13 a meeting of the Methodology Council was held at the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was devoted to the issue of rendering assistance in personnel training in the tourism industry. In attendance were: Sergey Ivanov, the Chairman of the Committee, Yevgeny Terentyev, General Manager of the Association of Sanatoriums and Resorts “Sanatoriums of Tatarstan”, Ramil Miftakhov, President of the Association of Travel Agencies of the Republic of Tatarstan, Yuliya Bashirova, the Head of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Assembly of Tourist Volunteers of the Republic of Tatarstan, representatives of the Republican higher educational institutions, etc. 

Today Moscow’s potential in the field of hospitality was demonstrated within the framework of the presentation organized with the participation of the Department of Sport and Tourism of Moscow City and the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan at Center Hotel Kazan Kremlin. Liana Saetova, Deputy Chairman of the Committee, took part in the event.

The promotional tour for the representatives of Chinese mass media and tour operators is scheduled for September 11-16 in Tatarstan. During the period of their stay in Tatarstan, guests will visit the Kazan Kremlin, V.I. Ulyanov-Lenin House-Museum, Kazan University Museum of History, Tugan Avylym entertainment complex, etc. The tour participants will get an insight into the historical and cultural legacy of Tatarstan and will head for Ulyanovsk by motor vessel. The cruise includes an excursion around the island town of Sviyazhsk and Veliki Bolgar.  

Analytical Agency TourStat has ranked the most popular Russian cities for travel in the peak tourist season in September in fall 2017.

St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, Yaroslavl, Kaliningrad, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Kostroma, Samara, and Irkutsk are in the top ten most visited Russian cities in early autumn.

On 9, 16, 23 and 30 September 2017 presentation of a large-scale project “KAZAN MUSIC HALL” is taking place. The project is being implemented under the support of the State Committee for Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan.

About the project: the third Music Hall in Russia will be opened in Kazan this September. The first two Music Halls are successfully functioning in the capitals, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Yesterday a meeting of the Expert Council at the Government Committee for Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan was held in the hotel “Don Quixote”. The agenda included discussion of programs of small and medium businesses in the tourism industry, goals and objectives of the main State Committee for Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan for the period ending in 2021, and plans for until 2030, discussion of new ideas and projects in the area of tourism development, and the issues of promotion of the tourism product of the Republic of Tatarstan in the key world markets.

Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the Tatarstan State Committee for Tourism took part in IX International Forum “Water Tourism”, which is taking place on 7 and 8 September in St. Petersburg. He spoke to the topic: “Experience of developing an infrastructure for river cruises based on an example of tourism and recreational cluster ‘Sviyazhsk’”.

A Road Show of Astana and Kazakhstan is going take place in the Double Tree by Hilton hotel on the 7th of September, 2017 at 14:30. For the purpose of establishing an international network, and the development of the tourism industry in Astana and Kazakhstan, the Akimat (Administration) of Astana represented by Astana Convention Bureau, LLP has organized a road show to demonstrate tourism opportunities of the capital of Kazakhstan to the tour operators, Mass Media, and other representatives of tourism community of foreign cities. Participants and visitors of this event will have an opportunity to establish a direct dialogue and find new business contacts for cooperation and exchange of experiences in the sphere of tourism services.