Contest for the best name of hotel complex in Bolgar
11 August 2015, Tuesday
On August 11, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on construction of the hotel complex in Bolgar historical and archeological museum. The construction works started in April 2015. Major oil companies of the republic, Tatneft and TAIF are investors of the project.
A unique hotel will comprise a bathhouse, the replicate the White Chamber, a 16th century monument, a public bathing house during the Golden Horde age, SPA area, gym, swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, and underground parking. President of Korston group Anatoly Kuznetsov and Director of OOO “Korston Kazan” Rais Mubarakzyanov took part in the meeting.
Mintimer Shaimiev informed participants of the meeting about the contest for the best name of the hotel complex in Bolgar.
The contest is organized by the State Committee on Tourism of the republic, Tatmedia regional agency, Spassky region, Korston Hotels & Malls, and Revival Foundation.
Everyone willing to take part in the contest can send no more than three names in three languages to pr.tourism@yandex.ru, post photos on Instagram, Vkontakte (https://vk.com/visittatarstan), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tourism.tatarstan)
Shaimiev also took part in the annual charity campaign “Help to prepare for school”.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
On 26 April, during festive events dedicated to the Native Language Day and the 140th birthday of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the great Tatar poet.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.