Ninety thousand tourists visited Kazan during the May holidays

From April 28 to May 1, 90 thousand people visited the capital of the republic of Tatarstan. According to preliminary estimates during the May holidays, the average hotel load was 83%. This was announced at the staff meeting by the director of the Committee for Tourism Development Daria Sannikova.

“The number of tourists increases every year. When we were developing the 2030 development strategy of the city until, we announced that we would aim for 5 million tourists per year. To some, it seemed sky-high. Then it was a figure from the realm of fiction. But we are definitely not science fiction, we made plans, relied on the best experience, studied the world experience. Today, these figures no longer seem sky–high to us,”- said Mayor Ilsur Metshin.

He reminded that this year the capital of Tatarstan will host the BRICS Games and the BRICS Summit – preparation for such major international events will bring the hospitality infrastructure to a new level. The Mayor also thanked the representatives of the industry who contribute to its development.

“A new theater is being built, and the Rais (Head) of our republic sets the task to build this facility and improve the surrounding area by the summit. We are on the eve of the start of construction of the cathedral mosque. We have a huge construction site near “Riviera” hotel, which will not only decorate the Kazanka embankment and the beauty of the coastal areas of the city, but also provide new hotels, offices, shopping malls, and public spaces. Of course, Kazan residents will receive the main benefit from this,”- Ilsur Metshin noted.

He added that the city's leadership is closely monitoring the mood of those who come to Kazan. After a good trip, tourists often recommend their friends to visit the capital of Tatarstan. At the same time, the work is aimed not only at creating new facilities, but also at improving the level of service.

“Ambitious targets allow us to improve ourselves. We have already started inspection of our hotels. We work in partnership with hoteliers. All this takes Kazan to a completely different level,”- the Mayor concluded.

According to Daria Sannikova, the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve remains the most popular place for tourists to visit. It was visited by 192 thousand people, which is 27% more than in the same period last year.

Another popular place is the observation deck of the Kazan Family Center. It accounted for almost 25 thousand people, which is 24% more than last year.

About 3,300 people came to see the exposition of the City Panorama Museum – this is 2.5 times more than in 2023. The Chak-chak Museum was visited by 1,505 tourists during the May holidays.

Excursions on a red double-decker bus are also very popular. More than three thousand people rode on such tourist transport (26% more than last year).

Water trips occupy a special place. In particular, 6,500 people sailed along Kaban Lake by water transport. About 1,700 more people got acquainted with Kazanskaya on a river tram.