Travel And Tour World: Since RCB has just published 'The Event Potential Rating of the Russian Regions for 2021', how would you evaluate the development of event tourism which received high score in the ranking?In 2021, a set of evaluated performance indicators - such as availability of specialized infrastructure and material and technical base, availability of a program to promote the region as a tourist destination in the domestic and foreign markets, the presence of an approved policy for the development of the region's congress and exhibition potential, experience in attracting and holding significant high-level events, tourist attractiveness and transport accessibility of the destination - was extended based on the relevant trends linked to the growing impact of event tourism. The rating scope included a new set of indicators on regions' event tourism performance.In 2021, when international travel has been reduced to a minimum, many regions have focused on the development of domestic tourism, including event tourism. Many corporations also held their events in the morning market. Taking into account the huge diversity of Russian regions, as well as in combination with the availability of the necessary infrastructure, a number of regions were able to raise their positions in the ranking precisely thanks to such an indicator as the development of event tourism.Sagid Zaremukov: TOP-5St. Petersburgand LeninngradRegionSverdlovsk RegionRepublic ofTatarstanNizhny NovgorodRegionKrasnodarRegionKrasnodarNizhny NovgorodKazanEkaterinburgRegionAdministravtiveCenterSt. PetersburgRank25 TTW Europe