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The Geographical Dictation of the Russian Geographical Society will be held for the fifth time in Russia and abroad on October 27, 2019. The dictation will be held at 5,831 venues in 109 countries, including Russia, the UK, Austria, Iran, Egypt, Japan, Australia and others.

The authorities of Dagestan will develop ecotourism in the Almak canyon, according to the Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan Artem Zdunov. He noted that this conservation area can and should become a tourist attraction.

In the national park "Land of the Leopard" in Primorye there are new trails available for tourists. For the first time, visitors will have the opportunity to see the old Korean homes of resettlers. The new trails will combine the cultural heritage with ecotourism.

Legislative work aimed at ecotourism is currently the most important thing for its successful development, said Sergei Bachin, Director General of the Rosa Khutor Ski Resort, speaking at the II International Conference “Natural Tourism: A Global Challenge and the Discovery of Russia”.

When creating the Three Volcanoes park in Kamchatka, it is necessary to provide a recreational ecosystem, said Peter Shpilenok, director of the Kronotsky State Reserve, in his speech at the II international conference "Natural tourism: a global challenge and the discovery of Russia". He emphasised that forming the trail network and creating infrastructure in the planned park is necessary at the stage of assessment and development to ensure the possibility of mandatory strict management of tourist flows and the introduction of scientific monitoring of natural complexes.

The new criteria of the hospitality industry will allow the establishment of eco-hotels and boutique hotels near or inside architectural monuments, said Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism.

The Federation Council has drafted a law under which it will allow in certain cases building in conservation land, the Upper House’s spokesperson told EcoTourism Expert.

Russian outbound tourism has shown the tendency of slowing down, as per data published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Over the past year, Pulkovo Airport has received 18 million people and is planning to receive 20 million people, said the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Knyaginin. This will reportedly happen after the launch of a new terminal.

A rare discovery was made by employees of the «Russian Arctic» National Park while patrolling the Alexandra Land - a large island located in the Franz Josef Land Archipelago. A man-sized skull of a narwhal with a horn weighing more than 15 kg was found on the coastline of the Otmelaya Bay in the Barents Sea.