Russian tourists do not have enough financial security

Market uslug07-08-2008 Russian tourists do not have enough financial security for the financial guarantee provided by the Russian travel company to its customers could increase again. On such a conceived today announced Director of the Department on state policy and organization of tourist activity Minsportturizma Hope Nazina. Recall, this new agency has passed some of the functions of the Federal Agency for Tourism. The Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of Russia is considering increasing the amount of financial assurance for tourism operators, as well as tightening the procedures for their entry into the state register, said on Thursday Nazina. Recall, the institute of financial guarantees to tourists operates in Russia since June 1, 2007, when the law came into force on the bases of tourist activity. " The Act provided for the establishment of uniform federal register of tour operators, as well as the introduction of financial guarantees. Safeguards were intended to replace the license of liability that existed in the previous version of the law. Financial guarantee contracts are defined as "flat rate": for firms engaged in international tourism - 10 million rubles., Domestic - 500 thousand rubles. 97% of Russian tour operators as a mechanism to implement such guarantees have chosen insurance.