Minister for Resorts and Tourism of Krasnodar Krai Evgeny Kudelya has offered a number of solutions for lowering the prices of transportation to Krasnodar Krai at a recently-held press-conference.
Article 3 of the new ‘Regulations on the organized transport of groups of children by buses’ prohibited the use of buses that have been in service for more than 10 years for this purpose, which, according to the Russian Tourism Union (RST), would have undermined children’s and school bus tourism.
In order to achieve this result, the region’s authorities deem it necessary to expand the destination’s tourism capabilities not only for summer, but for winter as well. Also, special attention will be paid to developing domestic tourism and attracting tourists from Russian regions.
The Rosaviatsiya Federal Air Transport Agency has authorized airlines Ak Bars Aero, Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise, Nordavia, Red Wings, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, Yakutia Airlines and Yamal Airlines to perform subsidized flights to the Republic of Crimea.
First visitors are expected to come on Victory Day, which is going to be celebrated on quite a great scale here this year, and then more tourists are expected at the celebration of Navy Day and at various festivals.
Now Aeroflot’s minimal ticket price for a flight from Moscow to Crimea’s capital is 7.5 thousand rubles. The carrier will provide up to 8 flights a day in summer. Flights from St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don to Simferopol also saw price reduction.
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Bookings for the destination are in full swing, and they extend up till October. According to Russian tour operators, demand for Krasnodar Krai may rise 30% during the summer season.