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05.10.2009
Intourist announces a new appointment
Lisandro Platzer is appointed Intourist Hotel Group General Director.

24.07.2009
Intourist Travel Shop opened 8 new offices
At this moment Intourist Travel Shop retail chain includes more then 400 offices.

24.06.2009
Intourist announces results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
At a subsequent meeting of the new Board of Directors, Vyacheslav Kopiev was appointed as the Chairman.

27.04.2009
VAO Intourist convenes the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
VAO Intourist Board of Directors decided to convene the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on June 24, 2009.

20.04.2009
Intourist heads the rating “Largest tourist companies of Russia” for the third time
Intourist for the third year in a row heads the rating “Largest tourist companies of Russia” that is prepared by information agency Tourinfo.

12.04.2009
Intourist celebrates 80-year anniversary
National joint-stock company Intourist was founded on 12 April 1929.

16.02.2009
Intourist is the general tour operator of Eurovision 2009
Intourist, the largest vertically integrated tourist holding of Russia, announces getting the status “General tour operator of Eurovision 2009”.

19.01.2009
Intourist strengthens business position in the Urals
Intourist Travel Shop, 100% VAO Intourist controlled company, completes a deal to acquire 74% of the shares of RossTour, a leading chain of tour agencies in the Urals Region.

10.11.2008
Intourist took part in 29-th annual World Travel Market in London
Intourist took part in 29-th annual World Travel Market in London that took place 10-13 November in a modern exhibition centre ExCel.

15.10.2008
Intourist and International Hotel Investments are creating an investment fund for development of the hotel network in Russia
Intourist and International Hotel Investments, p.l.c. are announcing the creation on a parity basis (50%-50%) of a mutual fund for development of 4-5 star hotels network on the territory of Russian Federation.

25.09.2008
VAO Intourist president Alexander Arutiunov leads the rating “Top-1000 Russian managers” in the “Service” section
Intourist announces the closure of obtaining 100% of OOO Travel Bureau “Orient, one of the leading tour operators specialized on domestic travel. Transaction amount is confidential.

14.07.2008
Intourist is the leader of tourist market of Russia
Intourist announces the leasing of four hotels of Justiniano Hotels network. Contract is settled for five years.

11.07.2008
Intourist Hotel Group received to management a hotel in Elets
Intourist Hotel Group announces the reception to management of municipal hotel Elets in Lipetskaja region. Hotel room capacity is designed for 151 person.

03.07.2008
Intourist signs an agreement with the administration of Tver region
Intourist announces an agreement with the administration of Tver region.

09.06.2008
Intourist Hotel Group is expanding its hotel network
Intourist Hotel Group, 100% VAO Intourist controlled company, announces the reception to management of hotel complex Shingari in Krasnodar region.

26.05.2008
Intourist announces the results of its financial operations in 2007
Intourist announces the consolidated 2007 financial results, prepared by the standards of US GAAP.

08.05.2008
Intourist enters USA market
Intourist announces the closing of obtaining 100% stocks of Intourist USA, Inc (Florida) from number of private persons. Transaction amount is confidential.

28.04.2008
VAO Intourist is accommodated with a loan of $50 million
VAO Intourist announces the closing of the attraction of credit equivalent to $50 million. Initiators of the deal are – moscow department OOO HSBC Bank (PP) and ZAO Raiffeisenbank. HSBC Bank Plc was a documentary agent.

04.04.2008
Intourist obtains Orient
Intourist announces the closure of obtaining 100% of OOO Travel Bureau “Orient, one of the leading tour operators specialized on domestic travel. Transaction amount is confidential.

19.03.2008
Intourist is the leader of tourist market of Russia
Intourist for the second year in a row heads the rating “Largest tourist companies of Russia in 2007” that is prepared by publishing house Kommersant together with information agency Tourinfo.

17.03.2008
NTK Intourist enters new markets – countries of South-East Asia and GOA
NTK Intourist, 100% VAO Intourist controlled company, announces the entrance to new markets of outbound tourism.