Located near international borders and ice-free ports, Primorsky Territory is suitable for tourism cooperation with other countries in the region. Management of the Tourism Sector Coordination of tourism-related sectors and implementation of state tourism policy at Territory level is the responsibility of the External Economic Ties and Tourism Department of the Primorsky Territory government. Operational activities are directed by the Tourism Committee of Primorsky Krai Administration, which was founded by the Duma of Primorsky Territory in 1993. Its full name is Tourism, Sanatorium and Health Resort Affairs Committee of Primorsky Krai Administration. Tourism Service and Hotel Service Certification State certification of tourism and hotel services has been introduced, with a consumer rights protection law, a national standard for tourism and hotel services, and classification of hotels and motels.
Certificates are compulsory for all tourism companies and hotels.
There is a Far Eastern Centre of Certification in Vladivostok. Tourism operators and hotels must specify their license number for international tourism, and show a certificate when publishing information or advertising tourism services. By the end of 1998, there were more than 160 licensed tourism companies in Primorsky Territory and nearly 2,500 people engaged in the tourism industry. The Far East Tourism Council of regional authorities was established in 1996. It consists of tourism administration leaders from seven regions of the Russian Far East.