Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.
Actor is being awarded the Siberian Oscar (if he arrives to collect it) - but is also now wanted as a tourism guru after 'blunder' on Urals pollution.
750-metre long 'cable car' link between Russia and China across Amur River.
A future international tourist bonanza is being brewed on the historic Great Tea Road.
Alexei Tsydenov, 40, told Vladimir Putin that he can raise the quality of life 'in a fairly short period of time'.
Foreign visitors transiting on Russian airlines will be able to stay for 72 hours without documents as part of move to help boost tourism and economy.
Ambitious plans unveiled for 250km/h train that would cut travel times and drive new business and tourism between two countries.
Rail link will connect remote region to Krasnoyarsk region.