Tour operators in June processed refunds totaling approximately 1.5…
Tour operators in June processed refunds totaling approximately 1.5 billion rubles for cancelled tours to Crimea, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).
Consensus
- Tour operators in June processed refunds totaling around 1.5 billion rubles for canceled tours to Crimea.
- The number of canceled tour packages amounted to approximately 30,000, representing about 15% of travelers who had planned trips to Crimea.
- In total, between 600,000 and 650,000 tourists visited Crimea in June, spending an estimated 24 billion rubles on tours.
- The main reasons for cancellations were logistical difficulties, including the closed Simferopol airport, reduced train services, fuel shortages, and power supply issues.
Points of divergence
- 20% of tourists who planned to visit Crimea postponed their trips to later dates; 50% chose neighboring destinations like Krasnodar Krai and Abkhazia; 10% fully canceled, while the remaining 20% opted for hotels and sanatoriums in central Russia. — kommersant
- This summer, 56% of canceled rail and bus tickets to southern Russian resorts were not replaced; more tourists are choosing Moscow (14%), Krasnodar (8.6%), and Adler (6.8%) as alternatives. — kommersant
- The head of 'Intourist' and vice-president of ATOR, Alexander Musikhin, estimated a 15–30% drop in organized tourism to Crimea compared to the previous year. — fontanka
- According to Hotel Advisors data, hotel occupancy rates from May to June dropped by 5.1 percentage points compared to the previous year, with four-star hotels being most affected. — fontanka
- Some tourists chose to delay their vacations and instead keep money in bank deposits with high interest rates as a reason for cancellation. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russian travel agencies returned $1.5 billion in rubles for canceled trips to Crimea — Коммерсантъ
- Tourists Returned About 1.5 Billion Rubles for Cancelled Trips to Crimea — Фонтанка
- Tour operators returned about 1.5 billion rubles to tourists for cancelled trips to Crimea — Интерфакс