Economy
Khanty-Mansiysk is a skiing and alpine skiing center of global importance. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. In 2003 and in 2011, Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue of the Biathlon World Championships. The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March–April 2011 as well. The World Chess Olympiad took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2010.
Fifteen hotels offer their services to tourists since 2005. All of them are fully booked during Biathlon World Cups, regional and All-Russia conferences, etc., so it is practically impossible to book a room in a hotel during these events. In 2007 during the Biathlon World Cup Final 65,000 tourists visited the Nordic Ski Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, which is equal to the overall population of Khanty-Mansiysk.
The airline UTair Aviation has its head office on the property of Khanty-Mansiysk Airport in Khanty-Mansiysk.Khanty-Mansiysk Airport in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.
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