September 25, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On September 27 the World Tourist Day is celebrated. Ugra tourist business is developing with the positive tendency to attract guests to the ethnographic region of Russia.

While the first quarter of 2009 66 ths. people visited the Autonomous Okrug. The total number of tourists in summer time in the Autonomous Okrug is over 103 ths. people, mainly tourists from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Tobolsk, Novosibirsk.

Analyzing the age categories of tourists the increased number of students and youth can be noted though the key travelers to Ugra are children of the school age. Children’s groups are sent to summer camps and to one-two days’ tours.

Foreign tourists and tourists from the Russian regions are attracted by ethnographic tourism. Life and culture of aboriginals is an exotic, an opportunity  to learn traditions of Northern indigenous peoples. Special tours are organized in Ugra which are in great demand. Safari - hunting for brown bears, elks, sables, woodcocks, duck, red and black foxes and also fishing in the Siberian rivers. Tourists also visit settlements of indigenous peoples. They are interested in life and culture of aboriginals - an exotic and opportunity to learn Northern peoples’ traditions. Many people of Ugra today come to have a rest in  Khanty-Mansiysk - a picturesque town, located on seven hills and surrounded by cedar forests.

The development of tourism is one of the priority directions of the Autonomous Okrug economy. Ugra is winning the worthy positions on the domestic tourist market. "A high level of the service, well-developed network of modern communications, new tourist facilities, intensive improvement of hotel and restaurant services, convenient transport network promote to the formation of Ugra image as the region which is favorable for tourism and rest", - said the head of the region Alexander Filipenko in his congratulations. He wished specialists, employed in this sphere, professional success, creative energy in their desire to make the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra one of the most popular world tourist centers.

September 25, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko had a meeting with Chairman of the Committee for Northern Affairs of the Council of Federation, RF Federal Assembly Gennadi Oleynik. He is also the Northern Forum Regional Coordinator.

Senator from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug informed the head of the region about the participation in the IX Northern Forum General Assembly to be held in Whitehorse (Yukon, Canada). Regional coordinators and representatives of 9 member-regions from 6 countries of the world participated in the meeting: Canada, China, Finland, Republic of Korea, Russia, Japan. Russia was represented by the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

Gennadi Oleynik on behalf of Ugra Governor made a report "Results of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra chairmanship in the Northern Forum International Association". Alexander Filipenko had been the Chair of the Northern Forum for two terms. Senator also made a report at the plenary session "Sustainable development of settlements". At the meeting there were also made reports about the projects, implemented under three key programs of the Northern Forum: Environment, Sustainable Development, Society and Culture. Oh behalf of Ugra Gennadi Oleynik expressed the readiness to continue the participation in 9 projects of the Association.

As a result of voting the Northern Forum co-chairs there have been elected two Canadian provinces: Yukon (Premier - Dennis Fenti) and Nunavut (Premier - Eva Aariak). Vice-chairs are Gangwon (Republic of Korea), Heilongiang (China), Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra (from the western part of Russia) and Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (from the eastern part of Russia).

Gennadi Oleynik conveyed to Governor of Ugra from the Northern Forum members gratitude for successful chairmanship while two terms. Alexander Filipenko emphasized the importance of the Autonomous Okrug participation in the activities of this non-governmental international organization, in the implementation of projects and also in the future events of the Northern Forum.