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Series of the festive New-Year events start in the Republic of Tatarstan

Kazan, on New Year's holidays, is the entrance gate for all tourists coming to our republic. In anticipation of New year again opens the New Year's fair in the Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda – this year there will be the third fair. From December 24 to January 7 traditionally 10 lodges will work at a fair where tourists will be able to buy New Year's souvenirs and products of national crafts of Tatarstan, and also to eat the Tatar ethnic cuisine. As well as last year, Kremin Embankment is waiting for you all to visit it. It is covered with LED figures, daisies and thousands of fires! In addition, in all winter period  guests and residents of Kazan will be pleased of the Kremlin skating rink of 1 kilometer - one of the longest skating rinks in Europe. In the territory of Kazan Arena stadium already took place the winter amusement park "Yurkin Park. Ice Age." There will a free hire of the skates for all comers in the Park. In addition to the ice skating rink more than 7 thousand sq.m, here organized about a dozen of winter entertainments for visitors of all age. A winter festival of the active sport in Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan "Orange wind" will be passed for the first time on January 7 on the square near family Centre "Kazan". The program of a festival includes kiting and windsurfing competitions of professional athletes. About 10 thousand visitors are expected on this event and for them prepared the entertainment musical program, rolling on pillows and dogsleds, for convenience of guests there will work points of hot meals.

The memorial estate the Kazan Kremlin submits the extensive New Year's program. On December 27 on Spasskaya Tower of the Kazan Kremlin will be the unique light show. By means of the 3D-mapping format inhabitants and city visitors of Kazan will be able to observe the surprising metamorphoses arising from one of the main towers of ancient fortress. It will be possible to see it till December 31, 2016 and on January 2, 2017 from 18:00 till 22:00. Guests and residents of Kazan in holidays can visit bus- evening excursions "New Year's Kazan" and the New Year's excursion across the Kazan Kremlin. Also the memorial estate "Kazan Kremlin", invites inhabitants and city visitors to visit fancy-dress quest "Sezam, open!". The Kremlin fir-tree "The new tale of Shuraleh" will be organized for the smallest in showroom "Manezh". The isle-city Sviyazhsk presents the interactive fairy tale "Tale about Nikita the Strelets  and the Queen Syuyumbike" which will be from January 1 to January 10, 2016, program duration - 1 hour. Time of carrying out: 11.00, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00. Powerful duels; jumps through a huge jump rope; pulling of a rope; team game "Capture of an enemy banner"; competitions and riddles; archery and arbalest will be parts of the program. The place of carrying out – re-enactment complex "Lenivyi Torzhok". And on January 1,2 and 7 at 16:00 o'clock a spectacular fiery show will be in the program. Entertaining musical-game program "Sviyazhskie zabavy" will take place from January 2 to January 7 at 12:00 and 14.00 hours. In the program there will be ancient games, cheerful folk dances, performance of songs and chastushkas. Place of carrying out -  Yard of the Museum of history of Sviyazhsk.

On January 3 and 6 all guests are waited by the interactive program "Christmas Christmas Carols on the Sviyaga Earth". In the program real-life communication with sviyazhets, joint walk on streets of Sviyazhsk which will come to the end at Rozhdestvenskaya Square with ceremonial singing, dancings, delivery of memorable souvenirs and a festive tea drinking. Venue Yard of the Museum of history of Sviyazhsk.

And all of you are waiting for in the residence of Kysh-Babai in the Yana Kyrlay village in Arsk district. The New-Year program opened on the December, 3 and will last till January, 25. There will be interactive performances with the participation of the tatar national tales heroes. All, who wish, will be able to ride a horse and toboggan, get acquainted with the traditions of tatar national cuisine, visit the master-class of snowflakes making and take a part in merry competitions.

On December 21, 2016 at 10:00 the committee meeting affiliated the chairman of the State committee of the Republic of Tatarstan of tourism to fight corruption in the video-recording mode will take place. The agenda of the Committee meeting is posted on the website of the State committee of the Republic of Tatarstan of tourism in the "Announcements about Committee Meetings" tab of the "Commission affiliated with the  Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan of Tourism to fight corruption" tab of the section "Anti-corruption". Questions and offers are accepted by phone: (843) 222-90-29 and e-mail: Zulfiya.Tazetdinova@tatar.ru

From 22th til 24th of February, 2017 in the trade and exhibition complex  “Gostinyi dvor” in Moscow will be held the II All-Russia exhibition “Open your own Russia”

The event is dedicated to the development of active, sports and auto-tourism on Russian Federation territory and it is powered by Federal Tourism Agency, international organizing committee of motor sport “The silk way”.

The main theme of this festive exhibition – is promotion of touristic brands, and searching of the solutions, focused on the import substitution in the touristic fields in Russian Federation.

If you have questions, concerned with the participating – refer to the Events Organizer – show company “RED group”

At the 16th od December, in the Column hall of the Kazan city hall (33, Karl Marks street) there was an awarding ceremony of the republic competition “The leader of Tourism” winners. The Prime Minister of the Tatarstan Republic I. Sh. Halikov and the chairman of the Tatasten Republic State Committee of Tourism S. E. Ivanov had a words of salutation.

Today at the Tatarstan republic state committee of tourism was held the meeting of the Chairman of Committee Sergey Ivanov and the delegation Travel Agent Federation of India, which is Located in Kazan from 15th to 17th of December. Sergey Ivanov showed the touristic opportunities of the Tatarstan Republic to guests.

Visiting Kazan  is a part of the visit program of the organization heads. The aims of this visit are contacts mending with touristic departments of Russia, service suppliers, to attract more tourists from India.

For the reference: TAFI Association is one of the oldest in India. It exists since 1998 and the biggest 1500 touristic companies of the country are parts of this Association.

Today the official working trip of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnehanov  to the Republic of Turkey is taking place. The chairman of the Tatarstan Republic State Committee of Tourism Sergey Ivanov visiting the Republic of Turkey being a part of the official delegation.

 There were general meetings with the representatives of the holding company “Hayat”, organized industrial park “Gebze”, construction company “ERG Insaat” and the airline carrier “Turkish airlines” at the program of the working trip of the Tatastan Republic President Rustam Minnehanov. Future developments of trade and economic relations were spoken about at the business Turkish-Tatar forum and during the meeting with the Minister of economic Affairs of Turkey Nihat Zeibekdzhi.

In the afternoon there was the official meeting of the Tatarstan Republic president Rustam Minnehanov and the President of the Republic of Turkey Redzhep Taip Erdogan at the President of the Republic of Turkey palace. Besides, meetings with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Binaly Iyldyrym, foreign secretary of Turkey Republic Mevlut Chavushoglu and  government executive of Ankara Ibrahim Melih Gekchek are planned in the program of the business trip.

Also, Rustam Minnehanov planned a visit to Atatyurk mausoleum and laying of wreath to the founder of modern Republic of Turkey.

The capital of Tatarstan was chosen as one of the top three popular cities for New Year Holidays in Russia. The list, with top two being Moscow and Saint Petersburg, is based on hotel and apartment booking data from December 31 to January 8.

‘The occupancy of Kazan hotels on New Year’s Eve was estimated at 70%, and from January 3 to 6 at 80’.

The main tourist traffic, coming to Kazan for New Year Holidays, consists of tourists from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, as well as Mari El, Udmurtia and the Ulyanovsk Oblast.

According to the terms of the anticorruption movement and the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, it is not allowed to give presents to persons substituting government and municipal jobs, employees of certain organizations, and to take presents by these persons due to their duty performance.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security freshens up the memory of the adherence of prohibition of making and taking gifts.

Taking the present by appropriate party is the violation of prohibition, enables the conflict of interests, calls into question the objectivity of his decisions, and it is punishable by law, as strong as getting fired in view of the loss of confidence, and in cases when the gift is qualified as the kickback – it is the criminal liability.

On December 16, 2016, the Hall of Columns of the Kazan City Hall will be hosting the award ceremony of the ‘Leaders of Tourism’ Republican Contest. The ceremonial event will take place with the participation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, I. Khalikov.

The event will also feature tourist industry enterprises (tourist organizations of Tatarstan), museums and reserve museums of Tatarstan, educational institutions in the field of tourism, representatives of municipal structures, organizations of tourism infrastructure (hotels, entertainment centers, food and beverage outlets).

The annual Republican Contest on the field of tourism was initiated in 2001 and used to be titled ‘Tourism – 21stcentury’. Starting from 2016, it will be carried out under the name ‘Leader of Tourism’.

Aidar Khasanov, the principal advisor of the Department of Tourist Product Promotion in the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, was announced the winner of the III Republican Contest ‘The Best State Civil Employee of the Republic of Tatarstan’ in the ‘Social Administration’ nomination. The ‘The Best State Civil Employee of the Republic of Tatarstan’ contest is aimed to acknowledge and encourage the best representatives of the state administration, as well as bring an additional motivation in public services