Some years the branch of congress services develops in the last in our country more and more dynamically. Materials of the given section: figures, the geography, a different sort statistical data of business actions.
    The business tourist is a businessman going on affairs or the head of the higher or average link. The world tourist organisation has already counted up for a long time: such people spend on trips to three-four times more than usual citizens on rest ($1200 instead of $300). It is clear, that all over the world on them there is a present hunting and our country - not an exception. The segment of the market of business tourism has very powerful value. Sixty percent world труизма it is necessary on business tourism. From 55 % to 60 % of places in hotels worldwide it is filled just at the expense of business trips. This dynamical market provides annually 610 million business trips and almost $430 billion financial turn. In structure of world business tourism individual business trips (70,8 %) prevail. Approximately in equal shares - trips on conferences and seminars (12,6 %) and visiting of exhibitions (10,9 %). Congress-tours and insentiv-tourism occupy approximately on 3 %. In a world tourist stream the share of business tourists makes approximately 25-30 %. In Russia, according to experts, a picture a little bit other: trips are very popular in us on exhibitions, and the share "pure" insentive is practically equal to zero. Following the results of statistics for 9 months 2006 the number of the Russians who have left abroad, has made 22,304 million person. Data of Federal service of the state statistics testify to it (Росстат). In comparison with 2005 this figure has increased by 1,3 %. Last year's growth for the corresponding period made 16,5 %. It allows to speak about the outlined stagnation of an exit tourist stream.