Tourist flow to Crimea fell by almost 20% due to high prices
At the end of the season, the drop in tourist flow to Crimea could be 20% due to high prices. The Kommersant newspaper writes about this today, citing data from market participants.
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“The main reason is the excessively high prices announced at the beginning of the season; in July-August they began to decline, but it was already too late,” the publication writes.
Officially, the authorities of the peninsula admitted a decrease in tourist flow by 5%, the newspaper clarifies.
However, the neighboring Krasnodar Territory also recorded a drop - up to 12-16%. Experts explain this trend by the refusal of many families with children to vacation in Russia.
According to the results of the first half of this year, the number of outbound tourist trips by Russians increased by 29% compared to the same period last year.
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