Tour Operators - Predictions on tourist season 2014

Yatsenyuk said last week that "the Crimean tourist season thwarted." In fact, many forums all over the Crimea talk about mass annulation. Given that the main income residents Peninsula accounted for the summer, to which remained a matter months, and the tourist flow is formed mostly tourists from Ukraine and Russia, which have unwittingly embroiled in a political conflict, this question is relevant for the tourist industries of both countries.
The site Crimea-info reports that the Russians threatened "ripped off the holiday season and demand lower prices in half." "Representatives of the Russian tour operators said that hotels and Camps should reduce the cost of accommodation for the Russians to 50% in order not to" destroy "Russian tourist flow. They also submitted that the need to reduce the prices for transportation of tourists. "
General director of tour operator "Alian" Ilya Umansky said that the Crimean tour operators willing to reduce prices by 50%, citing the successful experience in Sochi lower prices for transportation for the period of the Olympics.
Media are full of headlines "Sea with a taste of gunpowder: Russian invaders tore the summer season in the Crimea", "Tourist season in the Crimea in 2014 can be considered ripped off", "Government will compensate the loss of Crimea tourist season" and of themselves sound intimidating. But really everything is so bad?
Minister of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea Alexander Liev 5 of March left his post. But believes that, despite the political situation in the Crimea, this season can be put on a decent level.
Crimea tourist flow is expected to fall by 30%. And save the tourist season is possible with the right branding program. Alexander Lieve, also said that the program for the development of the holiday season in 2014, which had been prescribed the way out of the situation, was referred to the Council of Ministers of Crimea to help the new leadership.
TVC site says, the tourist season in 2014 in the Crimea will be successful, prosperous and safe. Chairman of autonomy Sergey Aksenov denied reports of a number of Ukrainian media about the failure of the upcoming tourist season and added that on the streets of Simferopol and other settlements of the Crimea quiet and peaceful environment.
In their turn tour operators find it difficult to make any forecasts. Of the established for now, can only talk about suspended condition tourist season and solvency of potential holidaymakers.
In our opinion it is not necessary to escalate the situation: after boarding houses and hotels are actively preparing for the coming season and be welcomed and accommodated everyone anywhere in Crimea.