St. Petersburg in 2010 to take five million tourists

As a result, St. Petersburg, according to forecasts, will visit more than five million tourists. This is more than twice the performance crisis in 2009 - then the city received only 2.35 million visitors. According to RIA Novosti, such data are voiced chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee for Investments and Strategic Projects Alexei Chichkanov. In addition, he said, this year the city will have 1,200 new hotel rooms, thus reaching the European average of 7 per 1000 population numbers. With the increasing influx of foreign tourists Petersburg authorities are planning to translate into English pointers and other navigation information. The corresponding program in the near future will be developed, officials promise. Also, according to Chichkanova, a big push to tourism of St. Petersburg will receive with the introduction into service a new terminal at Pulkovo airport, which will take 13 million passengers a year.