Hotel "Tourist" and "Altai" will go under the hammer

Nedvizhimost25-04-2007 Metropolitan Hotel "Tourist" and "Altai" will be put up for sale as one lot in July and August this year. Said the deputy mayor of Moscow Government International and External Economic Relations Joseph Ordzhonikidze. According to Mr. Ordzhonikidze, now these hotels are not of little interest to tourists, because it does not have categories and inconvenient. He said that trading conditions will improve klassnosti hotels to the category of three-star plus, as well as increasing the number of seats in the two hotels has tripled. I. Ordzhonikidze said that just this year at a public auction will feature 25-30 objects. "We will try to put several objects as a single lot. We're interested in creating a Moscow regime conducive to the development of network companies," - he said. According to Mr. Ordzhonikidze, now in Moscow there are only about 70,000 hotel beds, with 30% of hotel rooms account for multiple-objects, Interfax reported. "Already in 2007 in Moscow will construct 19-20 new hotels. In 2008, we plan to enter 55 new hotels", - said I. Ordzhonikidze. In total, he said, by early 2009 in Moscow, there must be about 80,000 hotel beds. I. Ordzhonikidze also reminded that the capital has already approved a list of hiking destinations. Total in the capital now, there are 17 tourist routes. Oleg Zolotov