OREANDA-NEWS. March 29, 2012. Delegation of the republic has completed successful work at the Intourmarket 2012 exhibition, the main event anticipating the opening of the tourist season, which this year was held under the slogan Time for Vacation in Russia! On March, 17-20 in the International Exhibition Centre Crocus Expo more than 1300 companies and 145 countries and regions of the world presented their tourproducts, and more than 85,000 people have visited the exhibition in 4 days.

Karelia's exposition prepared at the organizational and financial support of the Ministry of the RK of Youth Affairs, Physical Training, Sports and Tourism was presented at its own mobile stand which area has made 48 sq.m.

The Information Tourist Center of the Republic of Karelia, as well as 12 tourist companies and hotel enterprises, including winners of the Leaders of Karelian Tourist Industry 2011 competition, introduced tourist opportunities of the region, new tourist products and tourist routes to the guests and participants of the exhibition.

Seminars, conferences with participation of representatives of the tourist branch, as well as business meetings, presentations and press conferences were held during the exhibition. The All-Russia meeting on pressing questions of development of the sphere of tourism which main subject was discussion of implementation of the Development of Domestic and Outbound Tourism in the Russian Federation in 2011-2018 federal target program took place on March, 18.

Experts of the Ministry of the RK of Youth Affairs, Physical Training, Sports and Tourism have held some working meetings with representatives of the Federal Tourism Agency, and with representatives of various regions of Russia concerning joint cooperation. Correspondents of federal mass-media and Internet-resources were invited to take part in the press-tour Karelia to be held on May 12-14, 2012.

As Karelian participants of Intourmarket 2012 mention, representatives of tourist agencies, visitors and guests of the exhibition showed a lot of interest in offers on vacation in our republic.

It should be noted that work of the Karelian delegation in Moscow did not end at that. On March 21, representatives of tourist industry of our republic presented their tourist potential at the 19th Moscow International Exhibition Travel & Tourism (MITT).