I. Metshin "Hoteliers of Kazan lead not only in and outside the Volga region"

(KZN.RU, July 16, Adelia Galieva). Hospitality of the capital of Tatarstan demonstrates significant growth in recent years, and now city hoteliers are leaders in and outside the Volga region. Today in Kazan 156 hotels and hostels with the appropriate level of service and well-trained personnel ready to meet an event of any level. This was stated by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin at a meeting of city staff on the preparation for XVI World Cup FINA 2015.

The director of the Development Assistance Committee of Tourism Eugene Lodvigova told about the readiness of the hotel infrastructure for the championship. According to her, accommodation of FIFA World Cup will be implemented in 29 hotels and in the Village of athletes.

As E.Lodvigova noted, a great job of landscaping has been done on accommodation areas. "In order to create a welcoming environment during the championship temporary hired personnel will be working  24 hours in hotels and the Village of athletes ", - said the director of the committee.

In addition a call center for accommodation with the federal number 88002222116 operates to providing 24 hour support of guests of the championship from yesterday, and for the tourists comprehensive travel packages has been developed.

"The total number of national federations, bid on participation, amounted to 186. Their coming will start from 17 July. The first teams will arrive to us from the United States, Australia and Brazil. The main flow of arrival is 21 and 22 July "- said E.Lodvigova. As head of the committee told, 6646 applications were received for the period of the main championship, 736 of them are from FINA family, 4301 – from national federations.

As Ilsur Metshin noted, at the beginning of preparation for the championship most of the questions were to the quality of landscaping of areas nearby the hotels. "It seemed very complicated task. Thanks to the owners, heads of districts, the management company, who have done a tremendous job! Guests will leave, but clean streets, landscaped walking trails, painted facades and renovated bins will stay ", - said the Mayor.

I.Metshin also highlighted a significant improvement of the hotel business.

No less important issue, according to the head of the city, is the food for guests of the championship. The deputy head of the Executive Committee for Economic Development Ivan Kuznetsov told about the organization of meals in the period of the championship.

According to him, the service and meals will be organized in strict accordance with the concept approved by FINA.

I. Metshin instructed to work out all the details of catering guests of the Mundial.