Tourists spent in the Crimea 60 billion

The tourists, who this summer was resting on the Crimean coast, greatly enriched the Treasury of Russian resort. On accommodation and meals, campers spent about 36 billion rubles.. .

The Crimean Peninsula, in the current quarter, has become a favorite destination of travelers. According to reliable information of the Ministry of resorts and tourism in 2014 Crimea was visited by over 2 million tourists, it is noted that typically spend their own foreign currency funds on the Peninsula chose the people of Russia.

The Minister of resorts and tourism of the region Elena Yurchenko at a press conference in Simferopol stated that according to studies about the 1st half of the tourists were in the area of the Peninsula is about 11 days and spent about 15 thousand rubles, says RIA Novosti. Namely, the average traveler 60% of the funds expended on accommodation and food, 10% on the purchase of Souvenirs and General purpose products and 30% for recreation and transportation costs. Based on the analysis of statistical data, the Agency concluded that the accommodation and meals for tourists spent 35.5 billion rubles.

To buy Souvenirs and industrial products took about 6 billion rubles.. On entertainment and transportation costs in the area of the Republic is about 18 billion rubles. "Therefore, just at the moment, previously, we have about 60 billion rubles", - said the Minister, noting that these are considered to be transient, because based on the forecast of the Ministry of resorts of Crimea.

"I think this figure will be more impressive after all the statistical data", - said the Minister at a press conference. Together with this, according to her statement, at the moment the Crimea from the tourism sector received $ 750 million rubles of tax revenues. Yurchenko told that from the beginning, the Crimea was visited by about 3 million travelers. Unusually it is noted that preferred to spend their own foreign currency funds in the Crimea Patriotic gentlemen.

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