The 147th meeting of the International Business Club «Dialogues»

Business is ready to offer new tourist formats

The 147th meeting of the International Business Club «Dialogues» was devoted to the development of tourism infrastructure of the Far East.

The Far East is among the leaders in the annual increase in tourists arriving from abroad and other regions of Russia. Guests from Asia-Pacific countries are interested in the unique nature of the region, historical and cultural attractions, international festivals and forums. At the same time, the increased interest of tourists to the entire Far East allows businesses to develop new directions in the industry and offer unique formats. Their discussion was devoted to the next meeting of members of IBC «Dialogues», which was held in the dealership «Lexus Vladivostok» («Summit motors Vladivostok»).

Svetlana Utyasheva, Deputy Director of the International Department of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the development of the Far East and the Arctic, and Vladimir Shchur, Director of the Primorsky region tourism Department, addressed the audience with welcoming words.
– Increasing the accessibility of the Far East, new routes for both Russian and foreign citizens, search for new routes, construction and development of infrastructure — this is the main priority facing the government, — Svetlana Utyasheva stressed. — But without investors, of course, we can not do it.

Foreign partners also expressed great interest in mutually beneficial cooperation. Guests of the 147th meeting of the Business Club «Dialogues» was a delegation from GangWon province, Republic of Korea. The presentation «Cruise tourism and the opening of the Northern ferry service: ways to develop cooperation in the field of tourism between GangWon province, Republic of Korea and Russia» was made by the President of the sea tourism Center of GangWon province (Republic of Korea), Mr. Lee Byeong seung, proposing a partnership in the development of tourist cruise flows.

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The relevance of the topic was also noted by the President of the Association for interaction and development of enterprises «International Business Club «Dialogues» Inessa Babich, stressing that tourism is one of the leading and dynamically developing industries, occupying the third position after the chemical and fuel industries.
— World experience shows that tourism, being one of the most profitable sectors of the economy, gives impetus to the development of other sectors — construction, Tourism, trade, — said Inessa Babich. — The new «window of opportunity» is an active, adventure vacation in the wild, which does not require the rejection of the benefits of civilization. Business already has in this direction not only proposals, but also specific solutions that will undoubtedly have an impact on the development of infrastructure in the regions of the Far East, and their investment attractiveness.

Founder and CEO of RussiaDiscovery Vadim Mamontov (Moscow) spoke about tourism in the glamping format.
— The opportunity to live comfortably in pristine nature allow special tents-glamping. In the Far East, there is already a successful experience in the arrangement of tourist camps on the Kola Peninsula and in the national Park «Anyuysky» in the Khabarovsk territory,» he said. — Being thousands of kilometers away from the cities, you can admire through the transparent sphere of the tent the Northern lights or snow peaks. — Glamping is a global trend, more than 30 percent of potential travelers plan to relax in this format. Russia has tremendous opportunities for the development of this direction, and the unique places of the far Eastern region are an absolute tourist «magnet» for many foreigners and Russians. Arrangement of such «towns», of course, initiates the development of infrastructure in the region.

Business is also actively building a dialogue with government agencies, offering interesting projects in the tourism sector. Thus, one of the speakers of the 147th meeting of the IBC «Dialogues»- President of the business travel Club «X — Team», President of the Urban Institute of spatial modeling and development «Giprogor Project» Mikhail Grudinin (Moscow)-shared information that during trips to Russia club members get acquainted with the local administration and entrepreneurs to assess the level of business development in the region and discuss opportunities for cooperation.

Effective communications and exchange of opinions of the meeting participants and guests of IBC «Dialogues» continued in an informal atmosphere. The evening program was built «on a pleasant wave» by the partner of the event-Radio Monte Carlo. Beautiful music and positive emotions are constant companions of good rest and travel!