On July 10, the village of Turka (Republic of Buryatia) hosted the presentation of the Baikal Harbor (Baikalskaya Gavan) Special Economic Tourism and Recreation Zone, whose residents include the Putnik LLC Siberian travel agency which is part of METROPOL Group of companies.
METROPOL Group of companies intends to implement a major development project in its efforts to create the Baikal Harbor Special Economic Tourism and Recreation Zone.  As official Baikal Harbor resident, the company plans to build a multifunctional all-season tourism complex on Turka’s Baikal shore that includes the following facilities: a congress center with a unique convertible stage for hosting all types and levels of events; a harbor station with birthing facilities capable of accepting all existing and potential types of craft being used around Baikal; the Fishing Village (Rybatskaya Derevnya) complex, which will include hotel rooms, exhibition areas, eco- and agro-tourism amenities, as well as trade and entertainment facilities; a world-class yacht club with a full range of services that meet generally-accepted yachting service standards; and public services and amenities that range from embankments, promenade areas, and a lighthouse to a miniature garden and modern and environmentally-safe engineering infrastructure facilities. 
The presentation was attended by Russian Federation Finance Minister A. L. Kudrin, Republic of Buryatia President V. V. Nagovitsyn, Republic of Buryatia People’s Khural Chairman M. M. Gershevich, METROPOL Group of сompanies Head M. V. Slipenchuk, B. D. Tsyrenov – who serves as General Director of the Putnik Sibir travel agency and as Deputy General Director of MBC Corporation – as well as Baikal Economic Conference delegates, senior Eastern Siberian District and Special Economic Zone Administration (RosOEZ) representatives, businessmen, artists, celebrities, and federal and regional media representatives.