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Today, the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan has held a meeting on the organization of the "Big cruise holiday" for visitors and residents of the city of Kazan, which will be held in May 2015. The meeting was attended by Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ekaterina Barabanova, Deputy chairman of the State Committee and heads of travel companies involved in cruise tourism. Among them: "Volga travel", "Sputnik-Hermes", "Volga Ples", "Infoflot" , "shipping company Tatflot", "Vodohod. "

The State Committee on Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan held a meeting with representatives of the largest Turkish company "Kayi Insaat" - Mustafa Toprak, Vice-Chairman of the Board "Kayi Insaat"; Yashar Baytak, head of the medical clinic "Yashar Baytak" and Turan Ozgu, chief engineer of «DS Indüstri».

Professional event for writers and photographers specializing in topics about travel and food - Travel Writing Summit will be held for the first time in Russia on 11 and 12 April. All topics of the summit dedicated to finding, training and promoting business through quality, professional travel and food-content. Speakers of the Summit are famous writers, editors, photographers and hosts of the travel shows.

Domestic and inbound tourism will also remain the key topic of the second day of the fair. On 15 Marchthe All-Russian session on actual issues of tourism development will be held. Its main topics will include implementation of the Federal special-purpose program “Development of domestic and inbound tourism in Russian Federation (2011-2018)”, events dedicated to celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great patriotic War of 1941-1945 and also problems of developing event tourism as a tool for development and promotion of territories.

Following the topic of tourism development in small cities the second day will also host the Conference on pilgrimage and religious tourism and the Conference devoted to promotion of domestic and inbound tourism in Russia through regional gastro-brands and traditional crafts. Public tourist organizations are welcome to participate in the 4th Russian congress of associations in tourismorganized by ATOR.

On this day “IINTOURMARKET” organizers will prepare several useful surprises for travel agencies. RUTI Press secretary and RATA-news editor-in chief will hold an educational interactive workshop"Professional riddles from Irina Tyurina“. Most active participants will take prizes.

On 16 March travel professionals are invited to seminar “Legislative environment of different types of tourism” held by Anna Gladun, Gladun Consulting General director. Her seminars always enjoy full house because it is the place to get most important business information. Companies specializing in medical and health tourism or interested in this aspect are recommended to send their representatives to a practical course of the Academy of medical tourism. Experts from foreign countries and representatives of Russian resorts will speak about recent novelties, explain specific features of different aspects of health and medical tourism, resort territories and clinics, present most advanced methods for health improvement, share know-how of selling medical tours.

A hot topic of support and development of travel for kids will be discussed at the conferenceorganized by the Commission on travel for children and young people of the Public council of Rostpourism.

“How to live up to expectations of a modern traveler — best Russian and foreign practice?” An answer to the questions worrying the modern travel industry will be given at a workshop co-organized by Federal agency for tourism and United Nations World Tourist Organization (UNWTO). It will also be hosted “IINTOURMARKET” on 16 March.

“IINTOURMARKET-2015” will be held from 14 till 17 March in Crocus Expo, Moscow.