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12
September 2014
Friday
New unusual museum began its work in Kazan: it is dedicated to the Tatar national dessert chak-chak. Its creators - a couple of locals – became inspired with the idea when they were visiting the marshmallow museum in Kolomna and chocolate museum in Prague.

11
September 2014
Thursday
Travel agency "Skytour" suspended its business activity, reports Life News. Police has received 60 complaints from tourists who have used the company’s service. They report that on September 9 "Skytour" ceased to provide services for already purchased vouchers, and the company’s top managers have disappeared.
Russian tourists will be able to get visa upon arrival in India from this October, according to The Times of India with reference to the Tourism Development Corporation of Goa.
Within the framework of the Year of Culture and Announcement of Kazan the Cultural cCapital of the Turkic world in 2014, on 3-5 October 2014, Kazan will host the first international music festival "The Turkic world." Festival is organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Union of Composers of Tatarstan.
The suspension of business activity of the tour operator LLC "Southern Cross Travel" was announced on 10 September. As it was reported in the company's official website: "Due to the inability to fulfill its obligations to the tourists and customers under contracts of sale of the tourist services, LLC" Southern Cross Travel "is forced to announce suspension of its activities”. Suspension of the company’s business activity is associated with a strong decline in demand for tourist product in the light of the recent bankruptcy of a number of the largest tour operators.

10
September 2014
Wednesday
An exhibition of works by one of the greatest artists of the XX century, Nicholas Roerich opened last night at the Museum of Fine Arts in Kazan in the framework of the Year of Culture.
The Council of tourism market will be established in Russia. The council will include tour operators, airlines and insurers, as Acting head of Rostourism, Oleg Safonov reported to portal "Interfax-Tourism.
Organizations working in the field of domestic and inbound tourism are welcome to send their application to take part in the new competition for innovative projects (programs, materials) in the field of domestic and inbound tourism in the Republic of Tatarstan. Applications are accepted at 420107, Kazan
From 18 to 21 September the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan will host II Festival "Leatherworking in the Turkic world."

9
September 2014
Tuesday
Work of hostels in Russia is to become regulated. National standard for these types of accomodation received approval of the technical committee on standardization, which held a meeting in the Ministry of Culture.

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