Gastronomic Tourism in the Arctic Requires Joint Efforts of Northern Regions and State Support
Besides business sessions, a large-scale show was held at the festival, featuring the best chefs from Russia's nine Arctic regions and the Arctic Council member countries.
- Besides business sessions, a large-scale show was held at the festival, featuring the best chefs from Russia's nine Arctic regions and the Arctic Council member countries.
- This festival's business program brought together heads of Arctic regions, representatives of the Arctic Council and indigenous peoples of the Arctic, diplomatic missions, heads of NGOs and promoters of northern cuisine, restaurateurs and tour operators.
- Arctic regions need systemic support from authorities in all these areas, contributing to the northern territory's economic development, where tourism has great potential.
- At the festival's opening, Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for Russian Far East and Arctic Development, noted, Russia is a northern power.