The "Tourist Information Center of Arkhangelsk Oblast" State Budgetary Institution was established in Arkhangelsk on the order of Governor of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Igor Orlov to form a comfortable information environment for the guests of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

      The Agency for Tourism and International Cooperation of the Arkhangelsk region was the founder of TIC.

      "Tourist Information Center of Arkhangelsk region begins serious work on the promotion of tourism products in the region and raising awareness of the territory in Russia and abroad. The Agency and TIC will work in close cooperation, taking into account the main vectors for the development of tourism in the region: the development of Ustyansky and Kargopolsky clusters; support to the cruise and youth tourism; emphasize on the Arctic and other areas," Svetlana Zenovskaya, the Head of the Agency for Tourism and International Cooperation of Arkhangelsk Oblast said.