TOMSK, Apr 22 – RIA Tomsk. Siberian governors will join efforts on introduction of special visa rules for guests from Asia for development of the regional tourism, the governor Sergey Zhvachkin has told, answering questions of regional deputies on the annual report on work of the authorities of the region.
On Friday Zhvachkin has reported to deputies of the regional duma and the public on results of work of administration of the Tomsk region in the past year, and also on plans for 2016.
"We are with the head of the Novosibirsk airport, the former resident of Tomsk (Evgeny Yankilevich) have developed the whole program. We want to try to obtain its realization through the government (Russian Federation), we prepare documents. Novosibirsk is becoming a hub for Asia today, and we are interested in a tourist's stream from China and other countries", – the governor has told.
Zhvachkin has explained that now he addresses to the government, with the purpose to make in respect of visitors from China and other Asian countries the visa regime on the condition of the so-called "delayed flight", when the foreigner for 72 hours has the right to stay in Russia without a visa. For this work he is going to involve governors-neighbors.The head of the region has told that now trips to Siberia are gaining popularity among tourists from Asian countries, adding that he is currently working with colleagues from the Altai and Krasnoyarsk regions on the creation of joint tourist routes.