The International Tourism Forum-Exhibition “Vacations on the Volga” is a unique opportunity to meet professionals of the tourist industry on one platform, share experiences, explore new approaches and trends in the development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

The forum-exhibition is held in the Ulyanovsk region in order to present the existing unique tourist products of the Volga region and discuss topical issues in the field of tourism on a single exhibition platform in an international format.

As part of the business program, about 50 experts of the federal and international level discuss the prospects for the development of the tourism industry.

The geography of the participants of the International Tourist Forum-Exhibition covers more than 40 regions of Russia. Visitors to the forum-exhibition - representatives of the tourist business of the Volga region, municipalities of the Ulyanovsk region, residents of the Ulyanovsk region and guests of the region. The exhibition is visited by leaders and specialists of the tourist industry and hospitality from Ulyanovsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Penza, Saratov, Tver, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl regions, the Republic of Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Bashkortostan, Mordovia and Perm region.

The event travel event attracts residents and guests of the region with a rich cultural program: throughout the day, the exhibition organizes raffles, discount coupons from tour operators, gift certificates and unique offers from tourist facilities in the region.

The forum provides an opportunity for: presenting the tourist product and services of your company to the target audience, strengthening existing and establishing new business contacts, exchanging experience in developing and implementing your own tourist product, promoting investment projects in the field of tourism in interregional, federal and international markets, discussing topical issues of domestic and inbound tourism in the Russian Federation; obtaining new professional knowledge acquired in the framework of the business program for mind.

Thematic sections of the forum-exhibition include: River cruise tourism; Attractions and entertainment (historical sites, museums, interactive programs); Investments in tourism; Accommodation facilities (hotels, hotel chains, campgrounds); Public catering facilities; Carriers and vehicles ( bus companies, river liners, rail transportation); Sanatoriums, health resorts, holiday homes, tourist centers; Tour operators and travel agencies; Education and retraining of personnel in the field of tourism; Souvenirs.

Sights: "Ulyanovsk Regional Drama Theater", "Karamzinsky Square", Boulevard "New Venets", "Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium", OGBU "Ulyanovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore. Goncharova ", Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum.

Accommodation facilities: Hotel Venets, Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Volga Hotel, Oktyabrskaya Hotel