Tourist flow to Crimea for the first time since the Soviet Union exceeds 7 million people

The Ministry of resorts and tourism of the Republic of Crimea reports that the tourist flow to the Crimea for the first time in the post-Soviet period exceeded seven million people.

In January-November 2019, 7.2 million tourists rested in Crimea, which is ten percent higher than in the same period of 2018.

28% of tourists arrived by plane, 57% - traveled on the Crimean bridge, 15% - across the state border of Russia and Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of resorts and tourism of the Republic of Crimea, this year 48.7% of tourists from the total tourist flow rested on the southern coast of the peninsula, 24.8% in the west, 14.5% in the east, 12% in other regions (Simferopol, Simferopol, Bakhchisaray).

Source: ria