Friends!.

I am pleased to welcome you to the 6th ‘Let’s Travel!’ International Tourism Forum.

Traditionally, your meeting will enable leading domestic and international industry specialists, business representatives and experts to exchange experience and present new tourism destinations that showcase culture and traditions of different countries, their rich and diverse nature, and historical heritage. Of course, the Forum is yet another excellent opportunity to reveal and demonstrate the vast potential of our regions in this sphere.

It is important to make travel across Russia accessible, comfortable, and memorable. To achieve this, it is necessary to further improve tourism infrastructure, to competently and efficiently organise routes, and to make them engaging and user-friendly. Such work requires, in particular, the coordination of efforts between the state, the business community, and regional authorities to make tourism a profitable sector of the economy generating additional revenue, helping create jobs, and contributing to the preservation of museums, architectural monuments, national parks, and nature reserves.

I am confident that the Forum will be held at a high level, and that its results will contribute to the promotion of tourism in Russia and the expansion of humanitarian and business ties.

I wish you success and all the very best.

Dear Forum Participants,
Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. The government and business are creating conditions for affordable and comfortable recreation within the country. The Let’s Travel! Forum brought together experts and participants to outline further development paths for tourism and tell visitors more about our country and its unique sites. The Forum was a landmark event that brought together more than 3,000 participants from all corners of our country and from 30 other countries. More than half a million guests visited the Forum, a ten-fold increase from last year. More than 3,500 people took advantage of the special offers and promotions available to exhibition guests. The growing interest in domestic tourism is helping to achieve the goal set by the Russian president to increase the tourist flow to 140 million trips per year by 2030.

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Today, tourism is one of the main drivers of the Russian economy. The hospitality industry has a positive effect on related industries by stimulating the development of manufacturing, trade, public catering, and transport.

Our country has enormous potential for tourism. The main goal is to maximize it and accelerate the thorough development of the industry so that millions of our tourists as well as foreign tourists can comfortably and pleasantly travel around Russia.

To achieve this, the government is implementing support measures to provide entrepreneurs with funding to develop infrastructure, build hotels and glamping sites, and create new routes and tourist attractions.

In order for the industry to fully meet people’s diverse needs, the state and business must regularly maintain a dialogue and come up with relevant solutions to develop the industry, taking into account the new challenges and trends.

This is precisely the opportunity that the Let’s Travel! Forum provides. Here, participants engage in productive discussions and agree to launch projects. In addition, travel enthusiasts learn about new tourist routes and attractions, and often rediscover a country that is unique in terms of its natural and cultural diversity.

I hope that all the Forum participants and guests are able to work productively, develop new projects, and come away with memorable impressions!

See you at the Forum!