VisitBritain and Russia Federal Agency for Tourism Sign Agreement

13 February 2011
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Rostourism and VisitBritain to sign an Agreement on joint activities and cooperation in terms of tourism development for period of 2011 – 2015

Rostourism, The Russia Federal Agency for Tourism, and VisitBritain, Britain's national tourism agency, has agreed to sign an Agreement on joint activities and cooperation in terms of tourism development for period of 2011 – 2015 years that will take place at the President Hotel Moscow on January, 26th, 2011.

The initial agreement to sign a document was achieved during the official meeting of Rostourism and VisitBritain leaders in the beginning of November 2010 during the 31st International World Travel Market.

The document describes joint activities of Rostourism and VisitBritain devoted to the development of tourism networking, promotion of the national tourism product on the market, professional staff development, tourism legislation, and the development of investment projects and their PR support.

Apart from that the Agreement will highlight experience and expert knowledge exchange round hosting Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 in London and Olympic and Paralympic Games 2014 in Sochi.

The Russia Federal Agency for Tourism  will be represented by the Deputy Director Alexander Radkov, VisitBritain – by Sandie Dawe, VisitBritain CEO. UK delegation will also include Holger Lenz (VisitBritain Interim Regional Director Europe), Tatiana Khoreshok (VisitBritain Manager, Russia).

For media accreditation please contact Rostourism press centre (by 3 p.m., January, 25th):
Tel.:(495) 607 7821,  e-mail: [email protected], [email protected],

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