36 teams-finalists of the Acceleration program of the All-Russian competition for the creation of tourist and recreational clusters and the development of ecotourism in Russia presented their competition projects - the concept of master plans for a tourist and recreational cluster to members of the Competition Commission, the Expert Group, mentors, representatives of the organizer and operator of the competition.
More than 200 people took part in the event, almost 60 experts carried out a preliminary examination of the works of the finalist teams, more than 20,000 people from all over Russia watched the performances live for three days.
Each team within 10 minutes had to vividly and in detail present their project of a regional tourist and recreational cluster. They talked not only about local attractions, but also about the proposed tourist product itself: goals and objectives, its target audience, objects of display, financial component and even the amount of necessary investments and the payback period of the project.
According to the General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) Svetlana Chupsheva, the competition aroused great interest.
“We did not expect that there would be such great interest in the All-Russian competition, and the approach of the participants was so high-quality and thoughtful. Now, just at the time when the people working with the internal flows of tourists were ready to reach a new level, and we only helped them accumulate their capabilities and directed them in the right direction. There are no winners or losers in our competition, because all teams won, gained new knowledge, found like-minded people and investors. We were supported by the regional authorities at the highest levels.
Many representatives of heads of administration and ministers presented their projects before us. We saw the demand for our idea and decided to make the competition annual. It is very important for us that all projects are implemented, so we will definitely follow them closely and will definitely come next year to see what happened,” she said.
10 territories-winners of the competition will be announced in a month. The final and the announcement of the winners will take place on October 16 in one of the participating regions. The official website of the project is www.priroda.life.
The All-Russian competition for the creation of tourist and recreational clusters and the development of ecotourism in Russia was attended by 219 teams, which included 1,075 participants. In total, the project https://priroda.life/ registered 523 protected areas in 81 constituent entities of the Russian Federation with a total area of more than 112 million hectares. However, only 115 teams from 68 constituent entities of the Russian Federation in 8 federal districts, uniting 928 people, were able to prepare a full package of documents.
The total number of natural areas within the framework of competitive applications is 231 (of which 63 SPNAs of federal significance and 168 SPNAs of regional significance). Their total area is 58 million hectares, which is almost ¼ of all protected areas in the country.
The organizer of the competition is the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. Operator - Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER". The competition is supported by four specialized departments: the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, and the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation.
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