OREANDA-NEWS. October 17, 2011. The branch office of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company in Ekaterinburg took part in the International Tourist Exhibition "EXPOTRAVEL 2011" held during October 7-8, 2011 at "ITCE" (International Trade Centre Ekaterinburg) Exhibition Center.

Aleksandr Yakob, Head of the City Administration, spoke at the opening ceremony of the event. He noted that the exhibition develops year by year and collects more and more tourist market professionals and consumers within its sites.

Every year this event brings together companies and organizations from around the world. Interest to this exhibition "EXPOTRAVEL 2011" was displayed by more than 200 travel companies from Russia, CIS and foreign countries, as well as airlines, hotels, credit institutions, insurance companies, media representatives and more than 10 thousand visitors.

"EXPOTRAVEL 2011" has created conditions for holding meetings and constructive dialogue between representatives of the tourism industry and related industries with their potential partners, customers and local officials," comments Sergey Mezenin, Deputy Director of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company branch office in Ekaterinburg. "As part of the exhibition business programs the participants could not only discuss current issues and problems of the industry, but also enjoy online communication with one another. Such events are really helpful for companies of the market, they contribute to the formation of new business contacts as well as the development of the tourism market in Ekaterinburg in general."