Russia needs about 1.5 billion rubles to modernize the communal infrastructure of the settlements of Barentsburg and Pyramid on Svalbard, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation estimated.
To do this, it is also necessary to build hotels and upgrade the snowmobile fleet. After all, this is a prospect for cruise tourism, the department is confident.
Few people know that in Svalbard, where her father worked, the world-famous Soviet ballerina Maya Plisetskaya lived for four years in the future.
Participants discussed the boundary between nature and ecotourism, whether mass visits to unique areas can remain safe, the responsibilities of investors, and how to prepare tourists for visiting specially protected natural areas.
The head of state expressed confidence that the Forum will be held at a high level, and that its results will contribute to the development of tourism in Russia and the expansion of humanitarian and business ties.