In the summer period an excursion train “Baikal Cruise” will run on the eastern-Siberian railway on the route Irkutsk – Baikal Port – Irkutsk. A trip on the excursion train will take two days with long-lasting stops.

The All-Russian Insurers Union and the Federal Tourism Agency have made an agreement on cooperation which includes many mutually beneficial points.

Prior to the May holidays the Federal agency of air transport of the Ministry of Transport opened a round-the-clock hotline for air passengers.

Several large companies dealing with people transportation have decided to develop a unified standard of drivers training. The first in the city taxi drivers` school has recently opened in St. Petersburg.