Today, on the 13th of September, the Baikal International Economic Forum - 2011 in Irkutsk, has continued its work in the round tables format. Nine thematic discussion platform were opened at the forum. Within the framework of round table "Special economic zone of tourism and recreational type: investment opportunities and barriers", the director of the Directorate of international, regional and public relation, B.D. Tsyrenov has presented his speech.
He wished all settlements adjacent to tourism facilities of METROPOL Group of Companies, to become prosperous, and develop actively. He also proposed to create an association of tour operators of Baikal. "Nowadays, Baikal attracts many tourists, especially from Asian countries - said B.D. Tsyrenov. METROPOL Group of Companies seeks to understand what future foreign tourists expect from a vacation on Lake Baikal. We believe that exactly differential approach would help in the successful development of tourism at Lake Baikal: we need to prepare a specific product for tourists from different countries. We are already working in this direction, for example, with the Japan, and we are ready to expand areas of work. In general, BEF is an excellent site for finding partners. We recently bought a new tourist facilities on Lake Baikal - boarding houses and cruise ship. We already found partners at BEF who have expressed a desire to help us develop these facilities. Also, a number of residents of "Baikal Harbor" made proposals to invest in the development of the airport, "Baikal", belonging to METROPOL Group of Companies - we are ready for mutually beneficial cooperation, and will consider specific proposals", - said B.D. Tsyrenov.
At the end of the round table the first deputy mayor of Irkutsk region, Vladimir Pashkov awarded METROPOL Group of Companies, the partner of the business program BEF 2011, with memorial sign of the Organizing Committee of Forum "for contributions to the development of Russia's economic strategy in the Baikal region and the Far East".