Kazan Mayor about 5 million tourists: “We will keep the golden mean, when tourists do not bring problems for residents”

The increasing of the tourist flow to 5 million people by 2030 is an achievable goal, the Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan Ilsur Metshin believes. This number will not adversely affect the infrastructure of the city, he answered the question of the editor-in-chief of Tatar-Inform Agency Rinat Bilalov at the press conference on the results of the year.

“We will keep the golden mean, when tourists please and at the same time do not bring problems for residents. We want tourists to create benefit for the city, while Kazan residents continue living in a comfortable and safe city," the Mayor added.

I.Metshin reminded that 460 thousand tourists visited Kazan in the year of celebration of the millennium of the city. In 2019, the city reached a record of 3.5 million tourists. Over 2,251,000 tourists visited Kazan in the first half of 2022.

A tourism development program will be created to achieve the new goal of 5 million tourists. For reference, the head of the city instructed to develop a program at the final session of the Kazan City Duma this year. “It is necessary to increase the tourist flow, 5 million is an achievable goal. It will not adversely affect the infrastructure,”- I. Metshin said.

According to him, the new program will be discussed with experts, there are no trifles in this work, the Mayor believes. For example, now tourists spend mainly 2-3 days in the city. “We need appropriate services on tourist routes, so tourists can stay for a longer period,”- I. Metshin said.