Russian President abolishes Russia's Federal Tourism Agency
21-10-22
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed the abolition of the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) and the transfer of its functions to the Ministry of Economy.
The measure is aimed at "perfecting state management in the field of tourism, boosting the development of the tourism industry and optimising the structures of federal executive bodies", according to the decree, published on the government's official legal information portal.
The President ordered the government to take all necessary measures to ensure the uninterrupted performance of Rosturizm's functions during the procedure of its transfer to the Ministry of Economy.
The Federal Agency for Tourism was created in 2004 and was attached to the Economy between 2018 and 2020, when it became directly subordinate to the Cabinet of Ministers.