The conference "Both to the village and the city", dedicated to the development of territories through agro- and ecotourism, will be held in Sochi at the mountain resort "Rosa Khutor" on November 24-25

The event was organized by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with the support of the Norilsk Nickel company and the Rosa Khutor resort. Forum partners - ANO "Atmosfera", ANO "ARPT". This is the first fully practical business event on a federal scale, combining the topics of agro- and ecotourism and dedicated exclusively to the urgent organizational, financial and legal issues of organizing a tourism business in specially protected natural areas and agricultural facilities.

Within two days, representatives of federal and regional authorities, tourism business, agricultural producers and experts in the field of ecological, rural, natural tourism from more than 70 regions of the Russian Federation will discuss all aspects of the development of agricultural and ecotourism in the country. Among the key speakers of the conference will be Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Tourism and Development of Tourism Infrastructure Nikolai Valuev, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure Natalya Kostenko, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Vakhrukov, Director of the Development Department Rural Areas of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Vakhrukov, Director of the Department for the Development of Rural Areas of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Ksenia Shevelkina, Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), Co-Chairman of the Expert Council for Determination of National Routes Maya Lomidze, Deputy Head of the Municipality of the Urban District of the Sochi Resort City of the Krasnodar Territory Inna Petukhova, Director for Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection, Rosa Khutor  Dmitry Kolosov.

Applications for accreditation of journalists can be sent for consideration to the organizing committee at redactor@atorus.ru.