Tourist agency plans ‘Assad Tours,’ bringing Russians to the front lines of Syria's civil war
Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS / Scanpix The Russian tourist agency Megapolis is planning to sell tours to Syria, where travelers will have the opportunity to visit the front lines of the ongoing civil war, according to the newspaper Novaya Gazeta , which spoke to Anatoly Aronov, the president of a patent company. Aronov told Novaya Gazeta that Megapolis has applied to register the trademark "Assad Tours," which would arrange customized tours lasting 4-5 days for groups of 3-5 individuals.