The tourist flow record is scored in Crimea. Last year indicators − the highest for the post-soviet history – have already been exceeded this year. By date more than 6.8 million people have spent their vacations on the peninsula.
Crimea once again confirms its popularity among tourists. As of October 28, 6 million 870 thousand people have spent their vacations on the peninsula, which is 10% higher than last year, the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov said on his Facebook page.
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"Most of the guests traditionally come from Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, the Volga and the Ural federal districts. According to analysts of online booking services, the Moscow — Simferopol flight became the most popular Russian air route in 2019", — Aksyonov said.
Crimea is chosen not only by our compatriots, but also by foreigners. Ukraine is the leader in foreign tourist flow: this year 1 million 35 thousand vacationers came from the neighboring country. The peninsula is also popular among Belarusians, residents of Kazakhstan, Germany and several other countries.
The Head of the Republic also noted that Crimea attracts guests all year round, and not just in summer.
"There is a high interest in the New Year holidays. In a number of hotels, the booking level exceeds 70%, and every day the number of applications increases", — Aksyonov added.
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As reported in 2018, Crimea was visited by 6 million 800 thousand tourists. This is a record number for all post-Soviet years.
