The flow of tourists in Crimea has increased in one year by 70-80%

Due to improve the transport situation on the Peninsula tourist flow to Crimea increased by 70-80% compared With 2014, As compared With pre-crisis year 2013 ? Usually 15-20%, said the press service of the Russian Union of travel industry (PCT).
in the Russian Union of travel industry explained that last year was considered a failure, But over time the traffic situation on the Peninsula has greatly improved, reports " news Agency ".
"The results of the season in the Crimea From the beginning depended precisely on transport accessibility. In the past year, the marine terminal and the aircraft could not compensate for railway letter, which traditionally have provided up to 70% of the total flow to Crimea from Russia", - has told a press-Secretary RST Irina Tyurin. According to the PCT, Simferopol airport every day serving about 20 thousand Passengers. Kerch crossing are of the order of 30 thousand Passengers per day, while it is not seen last year's queues. This factor decided the fate of the season. PCT stressed that resorts and hotels of Crimea in early July were Usually loaded in excess of than 50%, up 10% over last year's figures. Download part health centers, for example, in Eastern Crimea, is 80%. Remember, according to forecasts of the head of the Federal tourism Agency Oleg Safonov, the Crimea this year will be visited by Over 5 million tourists every week on the Peninsula comes 200 thousand Tourists. From January to December 2014, the resorts of the Crimea was visited by nearly 4 million people. And for the 12 months 2013 in the Crimea rested 5 million 890 thousand People. Such information leads the Ukrainian magazine "Today" referring to the Ministry of resorts and tourism of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Crimea reunited With Russia in 2014). A record in the history of tourism in Crimea began in 1988, when the Peninsula was visited by 8, 3 million people. The holiday season in Crimea began on 1 may. A predictive indicator of the number of vacationers in 2015 amounted to $ 4, 3 million tourists, which is 15 percent more than visited the Crimea in 2014. However, the Republic's authorities hope that the Peninsula will attracts about 5 million tourists. Crimea stood At the head of the list of the most popular tourist destinations for the upcoming three-day weekend, which appeared in the calendar for the celebration of June 12, Russia Day. During the may holidays in the Crimea rested over 175 thousand People, which is almost 60 thousand More than last year. Analysis of the all-Russian center for the study of the opinions of a large number of citizens (VTSIOM), over a quarter of Russian citizens have plans to go on a summer vacation in the Crimea.


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