The resort season in Sochi has failed, convinced local businessmen. According to the head of a travel company by Dmitry Bogdanov, filling of the resort compared with last year amounted to minus 30%.
Living in resort areas of Russia lived through the summer season - 3-4 months earn a living for a year. This year, the influx of vacationers started at 2-3 weeks later than the summer of 2008. "Clients less than 50%. Probably because the crisis affected ", - said sales of tickets for sea walks. According to her, to make this season as much as last year, has not come out.
Hard to attract tourists - have to make concessions in price. Cost superior rooms per day - 3,5 thousand rubles for two. This is not the final price, hoteliers have to make allowances. "Hoteliers are forced to go, because everyone understands the complexity of the financial situation of many people, who this year had to go, obviously vykraivaya last money to the children rested. Bargaining begins, even if the above conditions, the price people are trying to knock out a more favorable price conditions ", - told Infox.ru manager of a hotel Roman Demidenko.
Dmitriy Bogdanov believed that the tourists do not go to Sochi from the fact that the city is being actively pursued the construction of facilities for the 2014 Olympics. "And the poor service. Although I know where a great service "- he said. Locals call the main disadvantage of the low level of development of transport infrastructure. "To the airport not to drive up. And meet, and those who fly, are forced to walk part of the way - always a cork! "- Complaining about one of the drivers.
"The prices are inflated, and the service is no comparison with the same Turkey and Greece", - says one of the vacationers.
Even with discounts on accommodation, which are ready to hoteliers, holiday in Sochi will cost more than in Turkey. The ticket from Moscow on August 3 is 20,5 thousand rubles. Passport to Turkey in five-star hotel offers all-inclusive 2 August for eight days is about 14, 3 thousand rubles per person. Holidays in Greece for 12 days will cost 23 thousand rubles per person.
Employers fear that the next summer season will remain under the influence of the crisis. Peak which fear tourists will be in 2010-2011.
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