Emirates Airline plans to conclude an agreement with Rostourism on cooperation in promoting the tourism opportunities of Russia, said the deputy head of the Federal Tourism Agency Sergey Korneev.
"They built a rating of 14-15 major countries that give an increase in passengers flying Emirates Airline via Dubai to Russia - Moscow and St. Petersburg. These are Taipei, Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina. We agree that they are joining the Visit Russia project, and they plan to take two or three major tour operators from the areas where we are seeing positive dynamics now, so that they can bring the largest partners of Emirates Airline to Moscow and St. Petersburg and show them the infrastructure, "Sergey said Korneev.
According to him, in the "conditions of a cheap ruble" such cooperation can ensure a qualitative increase in inbound tourism. “We want to offer them not only summer, but also winter Moscow and St. Petersburg, because Russian winter is also a brand. We plan at the beginning of next year, in the low season, and then in the summer to arrange a series of presentation events, bring tour operators and show them tourist opportunities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, other cities, "added Sergey Korneev. As Alla Manilova, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, noted, joint work will not require expenses from the state budget of Russia. “Rostourism is acquiring a partner in the form of a company that, without investing Russian funds, on partnership terms, provides mutual advertising opportunities. There will be an agreement that is almost ready,” said Alla Manilova.
