The five beaches of Yalta and the Crimean South Coast towns have received the blue flag - the highest classification category.

The only federal balneoclimatic resort beyond the Urals plans to increase the capacity of the medical base in 4-6 years due to mineral middle-grade radon water of Iskrovskoe field.

Mari El Republic has been included in the branded route of Volga Federal District "Great Volga Route", which recently has been presented in the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Tourist service RoomGuru.ru defined the most popular destinations for holidays in Russia on New Year's Eve.

A new trail is planned to be arranged in the Baikal nature reserve in 2017.

Prior to the Russian President's decree on the appointment of the new General Director of the State Corporation, Aleksandr Markovich Lokshin was entrusted with the operational management of the nuclear industry.