The third Russian tourism forum "Travel!" will bring together a business program, an exhibition of investment projects, infrastructure solutions for prefabricated structures and roadside services, according to a press release from the Roscongress Foundation.
Forum sessions are represented by such areas as "State", "Investments", "Infrastructure", "People", "Technologies", "Youth Days".
A series of key events are planned with the participation of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, including a dialogue between representatives of the department and the heads of regional tourism departments. At the plenary session of the forum, which considers tourism as a factor in regional development, the tasks for the development of the industry for 2025–2030 will be announced.
In addition, on the forum "Travel!" For the first time, a meeting of the "Club of Governors" will be held.
“The participation of 11 governors has been announced, they will discuss the impact of tourism on the economic and social development of the territories, its opportunities for popularizing Russian culture, as well as the development of interregional projects. The theme of the Club is “Why do regions need tourism? View from the position of regional management,” Roscongress reported.
At a number of other sessions of the forum, the potential of the tourism industry for an investor, the needs of the regions in the exhibition, fair and congress infrastructure, the development of the hotel market and tourism in specially protected natural areas will be discussed.
Kyrgyzstan, which is a partner country of the Travel! RTF, is presenting master plans for the construction of ski and health resorts and preferences for Russian investors and entrepreneurs.
For the first time, the forum will host Youth Days, which are aimed at the development of popular science tourism and are addressed to both young professionals in the industry and a new generation of travelers.
Forum and festival "Travel!" will be held from 8 to 11 June in Moscow at VDNKh.
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