Today Intourist Group of companies is an actively developing vertically integrated tourist holding. It implements its activity in four segments of tourism and travel industry: operating of travel tours, retail sales of tours, hotel business and transportation services.

Intourist is presented in more than 80 Russian regions and 168 countries of the world, in which the company has constant established fruitful cooperation with more than 7000 foreign partners. Intourist is among the largest players on the Russian tourist market and is the unquestionable market leader in terms of services, provided to foreign guests. The factors of company growth are approved by the annual financial results, according to which in 2007 earnings of Intourist Group of companies increased 38% in comparison with 2006 and constituted $374.0 million; trade turnover increased 53% and reached $517 million; net profit increased 70% and constituted $16.145 million.

Mission and goals of strategic development of Intourist Group of companies respond both to interests of shareholders and society. The mission of Intourist Group of companies consists in development of tourist and travel business in Russia, bringing of Russian tourist business to the level, corresponding to international standards; increase of investment attractiveness of this sector of Russian economy.

The main strategic goals:

• strengthening of leading positions on the Russian tourist market;
• increase of company capitalization by means of optimization of financial flows and management procedures;
• maintaining strong and stable financial position, as well as high standards of corporate management.