The development of the hospitality industry and the urban environment was discussed in the Tula region

Within the framework of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) program "The region as a point of growth", working meetings were held in the Tula region on the potential for the development of the urban environment and the hospitality industry in the region, as well as the creation of comfortable conditions for the development of entrepreneurship.

The events were attended by representatives of regional authorities, businesses and the public interested in the development of the region. The participants discussed requests for landscaping and projects for the formation of a modern urban environment, conducted an examination of tourist products sold in the region. Special attention was paid to the issues of youth involvement in projects of socio-economic development of the region.

"Governor Alexey Dyumin pays great attention to the development of tourism infrastructure in the Tula region, creating comfortable conditions for business in the hospitality sector. As part of the new initiative, ASI offers an analysis of potential growth points and a comprehensive view of the further development of the Tula region, which opens up new government support opportunities for the region," Larisa Solomatina, Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development of the Tula Region, commented on the event.

During the discussion, the topics of landscaping and maintenance of public spaces and courtyards, the introduction of services for low-mobility groups of the population, increasing the return of tourists to the region, creating national tourist routes, saturating the regional event calendar with significant, large-scale and multi-day festival programs that affect the expansion of the tourist season, uniform year-round loading of infrastructure facilities, etc. were raised. increasing the incomes of the region's tourism industry participants, creating an affordable intercity transportation system and convenient public transport schedules.

"The Tula region is not only Kulikovo Field and the capital's attractions – the Kremlin, the embankment and the Octave – but also Polenovskoye Bekhovo, one of the most beautiful villages in Russia, the station museum in Kozlovaya Zaseka near Tolstoy's Yasnaya Polyana, places associated with the life of the famous Tula encyclopedist, the first Russian scientist -agronomist Andrey Bolotov, the smallest Russian city of Chekalin and a dozen other small historical towns, each of which has its own history and special charm – Belev, Krapivna, Venev, Bogoroditsk. Inspiring people to talk about their native region is a special skill possessed by Tulyaks who are sincerely in love with their region," said Olga Zakharova, Director of the Regional Economy and Urban Environment Development Center at the Regional Development and Investment Division of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

She said that based on the results of a comprehensive expert assessment and activities carried out jointly with the regional government and entrepreneurs, key areas of work and projects were identified that contribute to improving the business environment and quality of life in the Tula region. They will form the basis of an action plan, the implementation of which will begin in 2023.

Tula Region has become one of the pilot regions of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) project"The region as a point of growth". The project organizes sessions with expert and business communities, leaders of territorial development, representatives of government and federal development institutions.Based on their results, projects will be formed for the effective development of the region.ASI will provide support in their implementation, and the most successful practices will be used in other regions of the country.