A Gala Dinner on occasion of the 16th Otdykh LEISURE, the 6th MIBEXPO Russia and the 5th LUXURY Leisure was held on the first day of the exhibition in Shore House restaurant. The Organizer of MaTIw together with the Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation, Mr. Yarochkin, awarded most active exhibitors and partners. Among them was exhibition’s strategic partner NTC “Intourist”, Egyptian Day sponsor Natalie Tours, Lanta Tour Voyage (postal delivery sponsor), official carrier of the exhibition S7 Airlines and companies like Astravel, Spectrum Avia, Jazz Tour, Neva, Caper Travel India, Gartour Italz. Prime Travel Mexico, Rosautobank, Robinson Tours, Big Travel – 2000, Association of Tourism Technologies Support, INNA Tour and Jet Travel.
The following Russian and International tourism authorities were granted a special Diploma for active support of the exhibition
- Argentina National Institute of Tourism Promotion
- Brazilian Tourism Board Embratur
- Philippines Department of Tourism
- Australia Tourism, Czech Tourist Authority
- Tourism Division Culture, Sport and Tourism Department of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
- Nicaraguan Tourism Board
- Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Department of Economic Development and Trade of the Ivanovo Region
- Department of Economic Development and Trade of the Yaroslavl Region
- Department of Sports and Tourism of the Vladimir Region
- City Administration of Irkutsk
- City Administration of Sochi
- City Administration of Caucasus Mineral Waters Region