Rosturizm introduced the program “Vacation” for the development of social tourism in the regions of Russia.

The tourist route “The Golden Ring of Kuzbass” will appear in Kemerovo oblast in 2014, its program will include visits to cultural and natural attractions of the region.

Such large-scale projects as the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Baikal-Amur Mainline will pay off only in 15 years. At the same time, economic and social impact of them will be appreciated by the population of Russia much earlier due to the increase in tax revenues, the decrease in unemployment and industrial growth, as the president of “Russian Railways” OJSC Vladimir Yakunin declared at the “Transport week – 2013” held in Moscow.

Development of interesting tourist destinations was discussed on Siberian Cultural and Tourist Forum held in Altai Krai.

The Boeing 787 will be subject to the strength test by the Yakut frost. The representatives of the Boeing Company are in Yakutsk now. They arrived there in order to discuss technical and organizational issues relating to the conduction of planes practical tests at low temperatures.

TPS Avia Company of Arkady Rotenberg, Aleksandr Ponomarenko and Aleksandr Skorobogat`ko can become the controlling shareholder of Sheremetyevo Airport. Previously, the company won a tender for selection of an investor for the northern terminal complex of the airport (former Sheremetyevo-1 and adjacent terminals).

Runway No 1 was entirely put into operation and, according to management, now the harbor will go up "to a new level": the passenger flow will increase and for carriers it will be much easier to operate.

In Volgograd Oblast it was decided to develop an unusual type of tourism. Its routes will bring together all the secrets and mysteries attracting visitors from all over the world.

"The Black Stork" Ecological Club youth organization from Altai Krai and Photocenter of the Union of Journalists invite everyone to join the "Only mountains can be better than mountains" contest, which takes place within the project of the same title.

Traffic signs in Chinese language can appear in Ulyanovsk. Ulyanovsk regional authorities discussed development of "Red Tourism" with the head of China National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei. All requests of Chinese guests will be considered and gradually fulfilled.