ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

2009, January, 27

General information

Russian Union of Travel Industry North-West Division Office (RUTI North-West Division Office) and Association of the National Tourist Offices Representatives in Russia (ANTOR) are organizing the second business meeting in Russia devoted to international tourism development. St. Petersburg International Workshop is going to be held on the 27^th of January, 2009, in Holiday Club St. Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, V.O. Birzhevoi pereulok 2-4)

Object

To give new possibilities of international tourism to the Russian market and creating conditions for making contacts with international partners.

Participants

national tourist offices;
large hotels and international hotel chains;
international and Russian tour operators;
congress bureaus and congress centers, organizers of exhibitions and congress events;
air companies, cruise companies, transport companies;
health resort and sport centers, SPA-centers;
consulting and insurance companies;
professional tourist publications and electronic media.

Visitors

Russian tour operators, tour agencies and companies.

Special program "Professional Buyer" is also being organized in order to support tourist companies from Russian regions which are interested in St. Petersburg International Workshop. Therefore it is going to be held in the regions selection of tour companies for providing them with travel privilege (to St. Petersburg and back).

Participation fee

800 Euro (includes working place, information in the Workshop catalogue, badges, coffee break, cocktails);
For RUTI and ANTOR members - 650 Euro;

Program of St. Petersburg Workshop:

09.30 - 10.00 - Registration and placement of participants

10.00 - 10.30 - Official opening of the Workshop

10.30 - 16.00 - Working time

11.30 - 16.00 - Presentations of participants

12.00 - 13.00 - Coffee break

16.00 - 17.00 - Cocktails

It is also planed to held presentations of participants, drawing of prizes from national tourist offices and international hotels, testing of national products.