Crimea has welcomed
more than 6.6 million tourists since the beginning of the year.
SIMFEROPOL, December
11. /TASS/. Crimea has welcomed more than 6.6 million tourists since the
beginning of the year, which is 28% more than the same period last year,
Crimean Minister for Recreation and Tourism Vadim Volchenko said at a session
of the peninsula’s Ministerial Council on Tuesday.
Crimea was earlier
reported to have set a tourist flow record for the entire post-Soviet period
this year.
"From early 2018
to December 7, Crimea was the place where 6,617,000 people spent their
holidays, which is 28% greater than in the same period last year,"
Volchenko said.
He noted that 47% of
tourists crossed the Crimean Bridge, and about 40% reached the peninsula by
plane. More than 1 million tourists came to Crimea from Ukraine for recreation.
Source: ITAR-TASS
11-12-2018
