Now the tourism industry in the world is one of most dynamically developing spheres in international trade in services. The analysis of a modern condition of tourism in the Russian Federation shows, that last year’s this sphere as a whole develops stably and dynamically. Annual growth of an internal tourist stream is marked. The volume of investment offers on hotel building increases. Thus the basic offers are directed on development of hotel business in regions of Russia. The volume of the paid services rendered to the population by hotels and similar means of placing, annually grows.
        The Kostroma area totals the big number of cultural and natural sights, and also other objects of tourist display. That the tourist potential of area is used far not to the full is obvious also, and creation of conditions for qualitative rest in its territory of the Russian and foreign citizens demands more active carrying out of a state policy in tourism sphere. Hotel services are an integral part of a tourist product in territory of Kostroma area. For favorable perception of sights of region, it is necessary for tourists to give qualitative hotel service.

         Hotels participate in placing of the basic tourist stream in Kostroma with the big number fund, namely: Hotel Volga,(Shelestof), the Snow Maiden, the Azimuth hotel Kostroma. Summary data on a condition of number fund of a basic tourist stream participating in placing in to Kostroma for June, 01st 2008г. You can receive from the diagramme.
        Let's consider the short characteristic of hotel "Volga".
        The hotel complex "Volga" meets all requirements of hotel of a category of 3* and more 30 years effectively works in a direction of development of branch of tourism in Kostroma area. Wide experience in placing of the Russian and foreign tourists favorably affects quality of services of hotel, as basic supplier of hotel services in the city of Kostroma.
         Additional services of hotel: a restaurant complex which structure includes two restaurants of 150 and 250 places and as unique summer verandahs of 130 places.
        For last 10 years in regions of Russia rates of economic growth, and owing to what and business activity of the population have considerably raised. The international meetings, regional conferences, meetings of employees of branches of the large companies in various cities of Russia of a steel not a rarity, and usual practice. The hotel complex "Volga" actively participates in development of sector of congress services in to Kostroma. We offer two functional conference halls on 200 and 40 places, the Internet centre.

        Every year the stream of tourists on cities of "the Gold ring of Russia» grows, interest to cultural riches of Kostroma edge increases. Hotel "Volga" actively participates in formation of an image of Kostroma as unique tourist brand.
         The department of the organization of excursion gives to the tourists living in hotel the basic excursion programs: a sightseeing tour on the city of Kostroma, the Ipatievsky monastery, a nature Museum, the Museum of flax and birch bark, the Art Museum, moose farm in Sumarokovo, village Krasnoe on the Volga, Susanino (the interactive program with a dinner), Schelykovo, Conversations with fairy-teller Dobroslava in village Ulese, a city the Reach in the Ivanovo area, the Museum of Wooden Architecture, Intoxicated round on territories of the Museum of wooden architecture, Honey round in territory of the Museum of wooden architecture.
         Hotel "Volga" partners - the largest tourist operators of Russia: the Dolphin, Orient BR, the Wind rose, Multiround, the Labyrinth, Intourist VAO, Orfey club round, the Star way, the Aurora intour, Christ. departments of Kostroma area, management of a city of Kostroma, the enterprise of of Kostroma and Kostroma area.
         The hotel complex "Volga" brings the considerable contribution to increase in a tourist stream in region territory. It is promoted by the biggest number fund in a city, the developed infrastructure, a full spectrum of additional services, high qualities of the service, constantly improved control system of hotel.

         Value of tourism constantly grows in the world that is connected with the increased influence of this sphere on economy. Tourism is an essential source of incomes, employment, promotes диверсификации economy, creating the branches serving given sphere. Besides tourism is the essential factor of realization of foreign policy of the state. Resource possibilities of Russia allow to increase at a corresponding level of development of a tourist infrastructure reception of foreign tourists several times.