Hotels in St Petersburg told to offer noodle stations as part of Russia's plan to lure more Chinese tourists

• Russia is trying to lure more Chinese visitors to support its struggling tourism industry.
• Authorities are partnering with officials in China to offer training for Russian hoteliers.
• They will include language courses and traditional cuisine, an official told TASS.

Since Vladimir Putin decided almost a year ago to start a war with neighboring Ukraine, Russia has not been high on most Westerners' must-visit lists. 

Its tourism industry has been struggling as a result, and Russian authorities think they might have a partial answer to the problem.

They want to attract more tourists from China by encouraging hotels to provide traditional cuisine and offer things like noodle stations at breakfast.