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February 21-22, 2017 in Yalta (Republic of Crimea) took place all-Russian forum "Crimea. The season-2017", which gathered on a single site more than 300 industry exhibitors and about 3000 professional visitors. The most visited workshops and round tables during the forum events were dedicated to the training of employees to the norms and rules of communication with guests and clients, communication tools, and techniques for motivating them to get a good result. The seminars were General Director of the Turris hotel management group Astafiev, S. F. report on "Guests appreciate the quality. The practice of applying quality standards to the realities of Russian resorts". And on the forum "IT-technologies in the hospitality industry" project Manager Eugene Senakin made a presentation on the "Turris.Online. New online booking of vouchers with the treatment."

17 January 2017 in Repino (the Resort district of St. Petersburg) for the first time in the last 25 years has opened the Medi-Spa-hotel "ASTA-Vita". New medical equipment, experienced physicians and knowledgeable staff, comfortable environment, quality healthy food, an exciting leisure programme - all lovingly created in order that the treatment and rehabilitation of guests took place in the most joyful and favourable conditions. Medical programs new Medi-Spa-Hotel is specially designed to provide maximum efficiency and safety of their conduct. Medical scientific Manager the direction of Professor Ponomarenko Gennady Nikolaevich, doctor of medical Sciences, honored scientist of the Russian Federation, President of the interregional society of physical rehabilitation medicine.

Since November 2016 Turris HMG became an official sponsor of Leningrad Zoo, more exactly - jaguar “Rock”. Charitable program “Animal protection” for almost 20 years brings together all people concerned to the animals and Leningrad Zoo. All funds received from Turris HMG will be used to improve the conditions of the jaguar, the enrichment of its habitat, repairs and reconstruction of the pavilion, which contains jaguars of Leningrad Zoo.

On October 13-14, St. Petersburg was held All-Russian Congress “Hospitality Professionals”, dedicated to the problems of professional standards implementation, as well as a system of independent assessment of the qualifications and professional public accreditation of educational programs in the hospitality industry. Team of Turris HMG also took an active part in this event. At the Plenary Session “The development of personnel in the hospitality industry”, the participants of the Congress unanimously accepted the fact of the market demand for qualified professionals and a need to change the state of modern educational programs towards the more practice-oriented. Representatives of Turris HMG, as many employers present, agreed on a need to confirm by the specialists of hospitality industry of basic knowledge and skills for employment. On workshops, held during the second day of the Congress, participants were able to ask questions to the skilled speakers about requirements to the Customer Service Center, formation of the expert community in the region, development of assessment tools, stages of negotiation and beginning of the work of CSC and possible obstacles and difficulties in the process of its formation.

In October 2016 Turris HMG became a new member of the non-commercial partnership “Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of the North-West” in order to participate and organize events, that are important for the development of the industry, as a full-fledged partner.

According to annual tradition to celebrate a World Tourism Day by the corporate event, on October 5, 2016 Turris HMG friendly team went on a sightseeing tour to the honor places - the city of Kronstadt and its surroundings. Our team visited the Anchor Square, St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Sea, Petrovsky Park and two forts - Constantine and Alexander, reached by the boat. Despite cool autumn weather, this event left an indelible impression in our hearts.

On September 27 the newspaper “Delovoi Peterburg ” called together representatives of the tourism industry to take part in a round table with the recently appointed Chairman of the Tourism Development Committee of St. Petersburg Andrei Mushkarev in order to discuss topical problems that face the tourism industry. During the discussion the representatives of Turris Hotels Management Group raised the problem of resort and health tourism in St. Petersburg. This problem caused a strong reaction both from journalists and representatives of the authorities, and it was decided to discuss this problem on a separate round table, which will be visited by representatives of health resorts and recreation centers of the North-West region.

All Turris Hotels Management Group employees, who have children of school age, got the traditional colorful gifts with writing equipment for a new school year from the corporate hero – dragon Turrisyonok - with the wishes of new achievements and experiences, as well as a wish to have interesting and successful way to the Land of Knowledge!

Hotel “Rossiya”, which is managed by “Turris” HMG, was awarded with a status “Recommended by Holiday Check”, an independent expert group of the self-titled tourist web portal. Holiday Check – is the largest German-speaking tourist web portal of reviews, which has more than six million public customer reviews about the hotels and more than seven million photos from real travelers. Website traffic is more than 27 million users monthly. Results of the conference “The tourism industry of the North-West of Russia” The conference “Inbound and domestic tourism in the North-West: situation and prospects” was took place on August 24, 2016. It was attended by the delegates of “Turris” HMG and brought up points of strategic development of the tourism industry, priority types of tourism, tourist traffic sources, also a hot topic was the question of St. Petersburg’s infrastructure readiness: transportation, visa support, payment systems, and navigation. The panel discussion “Tourism Economics” raised topics of innovation development of the tourism industry, the main problems and ways to overcome them. During the expert session “About the trends in the industry and the best practices of growth” the particular interest was aroused by the reports “Promotion of the territories and the formation of global tourism products: Russian and international experience”, which showed the experience of Finland at the state level and Tikhvin town at the level of the city with a small budget, but big ambitions and a desire to attract tourists. A hot-button issue was the problem of custom transportation in tourism. Attendees discussed the downsides of current legislation and possible solutions. Tour operators, present at the conference, commented the actions of the Federal Agency for Tourism (Russia Tourism), which permitted violation of their legal rights for the purpose of engaging in labor activities.

In Jule 2016 “Turris” HMG started managing another health resort in Crimea – recreation center “Solnyshko” in the village Olenevka (CapeTarkhankut). Recreation center “Solnyshko” is basically cozy and comfortable cottages with kitchen areas, small terraces and air conditions. It is located in 500 meters from the clean sandy beach. The village Olenevka is a favorite meeting place for divers and windsurfers, because it is surrounded by the warm sea waters on three sides. Fans of extreme activities can get here unforgettable experience: exhibits of underwater museum at a depth of 12 meters, cemetery of sunken vessels and “Bowls of Love” - a famous natural grotto. Recreation center “Solnyshko” is open for all lovers of kite boarding or SUP-surfing until the end of September.