Travel agents believe that the policy spoils the image of Russia
Insufficient attention of the authorities petrozavodsk The French delegation is bad for the image of Russia in the eyes of foreigners. This is the opinion of 49% of participants in the HotLine.travel survey, which was devoted to the recent story with the participation of the mayor of Petrozavodsk Irina Miroshnik.
The mayor could not choose the time to meet with the official delegation of the sister city of Petrozavodsk - La Rochelle (France), the consul general came in. France St. Petersburg.
There is an unofficial version that has spread in the city that the reason for this attitude was political motives. According to experts, it is impossible to develop inbound tourism with this attitude, especially in such a tourist region as Karelia.
A third of respondents (33%) have a less categorical mood – they believe that “the French have not visited us much and will not continue.” 11% of respondents think that the scale of the problem is exaggerated – the scandal will not reach the international level. 7% support the mayor of Petrozavodsk. “That's what the French need. They will answer for the Mistrals.
Irina Miroshnik herself sees no problems in the current situation, since she welcomed the delegation from France from the rostrum to Maslenitsa, and her deputy took part in official meetings.