Due to the decrease in Russia’s interest in Crimea, holiday prices in Sochi increased by 20-30% compared to last year. told the newspaper “News” Alexan Mkrtchyan, Vice President of the Russian Association of Travel Agencies (ATA).
According to Mkrtchyan, the booking of tours to Crimea has halved compared to 2022. He attributed this to the fact that Simferopol airport has been closed since February 2022, that it is difficult to cross the Crimean bridge by car and there are not enough trains.
ATA Vice President believes that this facility will turn red by 3-4 million people by the end of the season due to these problems.
According to the expert, the limited transport accessibility of Crimea has a negative impact on the cost of holidays in Sochi. So in 2022, holiday prices there increased by 40 percent and will increase by another 20-30 percent this year. First of all, he emphasized that the increase in prices will affect 4 and 5 star hotels, while the cost of living in 3-star hotels remains at a normal level.
Mkrtchyan emphasized that a vacation for two for ten days with three meals a day in a four-star hotel in Sochi can cost 220,000 rubles. He noted that the same amount of citizens of the Russian Federation can relax in Turkey or Egypt.
The Alliance of Russian Travel Agencies also recorded a 10% increase in vacation prices in Anapa.
Earlier it was reported that Russians come for excursions during the May holidays. to choose Petersburg and Sochi.
Source: Gazeta
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