Crimea hopes in the coming year to take more than 4 million tourists
Crimea in the coming year, If we solve all the problems with logistics, looked forward to the arrival from 4 to 4, 5 million tourists, said the Minister of resorts and tourism of Crimea, Elena Yurchenko at the meeting of the Crimean government in Yalta.
in her expressions, by the end of the current year, as expected, the number of tourists rested in the Crimea, reaches 3, 5 million people.
" If in the coming year we will resolve the issues with the Kerch ferry, in terms of increasing the number of ferries, If the transport connection with the Peninsula will be established, without a doubt 4-4, 5 million in the coming year we will be able to accept guests, " said Yurchenko.
The Minister stressed that the potential of the Crimea can accommodate up to 8 million tourists.
Crimea and Sevastopol became the regions of Russia after the referendum in March 2014, when a Large number of residents were in favour of secession from Ukraine and entry into Russia.
Crimean authorities by December intend to create and adopt a state program on development of tourism and resorts, the goal of which is to turn the Crimea in the near future in an international, year-round, competitive tourist center of Russia.
The Russian government plans to allocate about 170 million rubles for the development of ports infrastructure " Caucasus " and " Kerch " to facilitate summer crossing in the Crimea.
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