About 160 thousand tourists visited Kazan during the New Year holidays

During the New Year holidays, about 160 thousand tourists visited Kazan – 22 thousand more than a year earlier. The average occupancy of the hotels in Kazan from December 31 to January 8 was 78%, Director of the Committee for Tourism Development Daria Sannikova reported at a staff meeting in the Executive Committee.

The main peak of booking occurred in the period from 3 to 5 January and averaged 93%. “Every year we see an increased demand for accommodation in rented apartments,”- D. Sannikova noted.

The Kazan Kremlin traditionally remains the most attractive site for tourists, 188 thousand people visited it during the New Year holidays, from December 31 to January 8 – 20.5% more than a year earlier. The City Panorama interactive museum was visited by about 2,400 people during these New Year holidays (35% more than in the same period of 2022). The Chak-chak Museum was visited by 1,400 people.

The Director of the Tourism Development Committee also drew attention to the increase in the number of visitors to restaurants during the past holidays. “The loading of restaurants located nearby the tourist sites on some days amounted to 100%. At the same time, compared with the previous year, there is a decrease in the average check, which is 750-800 rubles,”– said D. Sannikova.

“We pay systematic attention to the development of the tourism industry. We recognized the tourism potential of Kazan during the Universiade in 2013, and we have been doing this for 10 years,”- said Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan.

He reminded that at the session of the Kazan City Duma it was decided to develop a program for the development of tourism. “I ask you not to postpone and to develop the program so that we enter the summer season with the possibility of its implementation,”- the Mayor said, adding that additional funds will be included in the city budget.