The announcement of the winners of the prestigious tourist competition World Travel Awards-2011 was held in the beginning of September. According to the results,the leader in the world hotel market is Moscow Hotel Radisson Royal, ex-hotel " Ucraine ".

Presentation of the tourist train " Shining of the North " has been held in Komi Republic on the 6th of September.

Russia is making only first steps to the full-grown adaptation of disabled persons for travelling. Among all the cities of the country St. Petersburg is most suited to tourists-invalids.

From the 2nd to the 6th of September II All-Russian Festival of Tourist Cinema has taken place in the spiritual centre of the Ural Verkhoturie. Its main purpose is a promotion of tourist opportunities of the regions of Russia and attraction to the travelling in the country.

An unusual reserve of ancient settlements and barrows will appear soon in Kudryashov pine forest, situated not far from Novosibirsk.

A new hotel will be opened in Komi Republic, beside the highest peak of the Urals - Mount Narodnaya ( 1895 metres ).

First in Russia modern wheel motorship will start conveyance of passengers on the 11th of September, the day of Nizhny Novgorod.

Since this academic year the pupils of several schools in remote municipalities will be studying online.Such measure has been taken to prevent small schools from closing and to save parents from taking children every day to school, located far away from home.

Yakutiya is planning to realize a tourist project " Northern World ", which will include several important objects.

Eighteen citizens of Mongolia have become students of the famous military school since this year.These are the first foreigners to study here.