A total of 4.849 million people have visited Crimea over the first ten months of 2009, which is 12.9% less compared to the same period last year (5.569 million), the press service of the Resorts and Tourism Ministry of Crimea has reported.
Number of tourists visiting Crimea in 2009 drops by 13 percent compared last year
Nov 3, 2009 at 16:13
Simferopol, November 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A total of 4.849 million people have visited Crimea over the first ten months of 2009, which is 12.9% less compared to the same period last year (5.569 million), the press service of the Resorts and Tourism Ministry of Crimea has reported.
A total of 958, 500 people spent their holidays in Crimean resorts and tourist establishments, which is 17.3% down against last year (1.159 million people in 2008).
A total of 190 sanatoriums and tourist institutions were operating in Crimea as of October 30 (183 in 2008), and they were 36.8% full (41.2% in 2008).
