The meeting
was attended by Oleg Khorokhordin, Head of the Altai
Republic, Vladimir Solodov, Governor
of the Kamchatka Territory, as well as representatives of federal and regional executive authorities, and businesses and the expert
community.
Opening the meeting, Igor Levitin noted that Altai is a unique point of attraction for tourists, the number of which is growing every year, largely due to the development of the tourism industry and ski resorts. The all-season resort
Manzherok is the result of cooperation between the Government of the Altai Republic
and Sberbank. It is important that more examples like this appear in our
country – new modern, comfortable and safe resorts created through the synergy
of regional government and business.
They
discussed the development of tourism with snowmobiles and other off-road recreation
vehicles, as well as staffing at tourism attraction sites, including ski
resorts. The participants in the meeting also discussed the prospects for import substitution for goods and equipment for ski resorts. They noted that the sanctions create new opportunities for the development of domestic industry,
including the manufacture of products for the tourism industry. In order to organise this production, along with measures of state support, it is necessary
to consolidate tourism industry items with key items in general product manufacturing.
Head of the State Council Commission on Tourism, Physical Fitness and Sport Oleg Kozhemyako
and representatives of the ski tourism industry noted the problem of regulatory
barriers in the development of ski centres. In order to create favourable
conditions for the construction of downhill ski slopes, ropeways, snowmaking
systems and other tourist infrastructure, some issues of forest management in recreational
ski resort areas require certain adjustments, thus, it is necessary to make
changes to forest and land management legislation.
The discussion
resulted in proposals that will be forwarded for further consideration among
the federal and regional executive authorities responsible for the development
and implementation of state policy in tourism, education, and in the use and protection of natural resources.
