Ilsur Metshin: “We should think about how the BRICS summit allows us to increase the tourist flow from friendly countries”

Ilsur Metshin: “We should think about how the BRICS summit allows us to increase the tourist flow from friendly countries”

<p> The tourist flow to Kazan from January to August amounted to 2.8 million people. Compared to last year, this number increased by about 300 thousand.<br> </p> <p> "With the number of tourists, the quality of the industry should also improve. There is no limit. Any international event is an occasion for us to grow professionally once again. We have a year ahead of the BRICS summit. We must not only improve, but also think about how to use this summit to increase the tourist flow from friendly countries. It is also important for us to think about opening new flights with important cities and countries. Let's use the remaining year as efficiently as possible for the future tourist attractiveness of our capital,”- said Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan. </p> <p> This year, the Kazan International has broken its record in passenger traffic - on October 1, the 4 millionth passenger was recorded. For comparison, last year this indicator was reached only on December 29. Today there are flights to 68 destinations: 44 domestic and 24 international flights. Trips to Istanbul, Aktau, Vladikavkaz, Cherepovets, Kirov were launched. </p> <p> Water transport served 214,227 tourists from April to August. This is 56.8% more than in 2022. </p> <p> The Kazan Kremlin has become a favorite place for tourists. For eight months of 2023, it was visited by 3 million 300 thousand people, in 2022 for the same period - 2 million 800 thousand people. The increase was about half a million people. The chak-chak museum also shows positive dynamics: this season it was visited by 33,500 people, which is 6,500 more than in 2022. About 45 thousand people visited the City Panorama Museum, the increase was 5 thousand. </p>

2023-10-09T12:29:00+0300