St. Petersburg S.-PETERSBURG, January 3 We visited St. Petersburg in 2021 more than 6 million tourists, which is twice as much as in 2020, the governor of the city Alexander Beglov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. as soon as possible after the restrictions were lifted and the borders opened, «he said. Beglov said that St. Petersburg has launched a large-scale information campaign to attract foreign tourists, is stepping up participation in interregional programs.» We were the first in Russia to provide benefits to the hospitality industry. attracting the deferred demand for foreigners to visit the Northern capital of Russia. The Internet hub «Visit Petersburg» in 12 languages was opened on the Euronews channel in the «Special issue» section. Content for viewers from 126 countries of the world are constantly being updated. We are resuming the placement of advertisements for St. Petersburg as a world tourist center at international airports «, — said the Governor. He noted that participation in the interregional programs» Silver Necklace of Russia «, joint programs with the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions is being created in the city. new attractive places within the framework of the project «New Tourist and Cultural Geography of St. Petersburg.» pandemic amounted to about 3 million. Read the full text of the interview of Alexander Beglov & gt; & gt; 
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