INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The tourism business in Russian-controlled Crimea is bracing for a difficult summer season as large numbers of Russians cancel planned trips
picturesque coastline, Russian authorities have invested billions of rubles into turning the Crimean peninsula into a center for domestic
disruption from the ongoing fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine, including closures of local airports, looks set to deal a heavy blow
suspended on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine
of direct air links to Crimea, many tourists have chosen to suspend or cancel their vacation rather than undertake a lengthy overland
Alushta hotel representative who spoke on condition of anonymity
4.0)The Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said Thursday that officials will take measures to ensure the safety of
already living in Crimea, and the Alushta hotel representative said her employer had begun lowering prices for vacation packages in an
attempt to make them more appealing for locals.Nevertheless, there seems to be little chance of hotel bookings in Crimea picking up
