As an executive body of the state power of Saint-Petersburg, the Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development carries out activities on the formation and implementation of the state policy of Saint-Petersburg in the field of tourism, including social, congress and exhibition, cultural and educational, event, medical, water, air tourism, domestic tourism, construction and reconstruction of tourist infrastructure.

The Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development ensures the development of priority areas for the development of tourism in Saint-Petersburg and the creation of favorable conditions for the development of tourism in Saint-Petersburg.

The Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development develops and implements measures aimed at the development of tourism, conducts analysis and determines priority directions for the development of the tourism industry of Saint-Petersburg. The Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development is actively engaged in the development of regional and international relations of Saint-Petersburg in the field of tourism, aimed, among other things, at increasing the attractiveness of Saint-Petersburg as a major international and regional tourist, congress and business center, as well as in order to promote tourist products of Saint-Petersburg in the domestic and world tourist markets.