Ufa forum hospitality and tourism industry aims to raise awareness of Bashkortostan - deputy Inga Yumasheva

UFA, 17 November 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Sergey Zakharov/. On November 16, the 12th specialized exhibition "Hospitality and Tourism Industry Forum" opened in Ufa with participation of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). In its framework the republic for the first time took part in the large-scale online forum "Know Ours! Bashkortostan".

The format of the three-day event also includes round tables on various areas - children's, agro and rural tourism, youth human resources, as well as trainings representatives of accommodation facilities, which will discuss issues of efficiency and development of domestic tourism.

"The scale of the meeting indicates a high level of infrastructural and psychological readiness of representatives of government agencies and the republican business community to enter the all-Russian and even international level projects, their sincere desire to create a comfortable and modern space for residents and visitors of the region", the deputy of the State Duma from Bashkortostan Inga Yumasheva expressed her opinion.

"All this is intended to increase awareness of Bashkortostan as a specific cultural phenomenon in the family of the Russian peoples, to strengthen the commercial attractiveness of the brands associated with the local goods production", said the member of the Parliamentary Committee for Family, Women and Children Issues.