Tourism 2014: West vs Crimea

There are consistent and updated news about the current situation on the Crimean peninsula.

According to recent figures in Crimea Ukrainians masse remove reservation and plan their holidays in the Carpathians or the resort towns and villages of the Black Sea coast. All the efforts of the owners of the hotel business is now attached to somehow save the customer base: discounts, special offers - and all without changes. In travel agencies openly speak about the growth stages for the failures of the past two months. "We have canceled tours is not something that the May holidays, and even in the summer. If this situation continue for another couple of months, many small firms will be on the verge of closing," - said the director of Key Travel agent Nikolai Tolok.

On the question of the tourist flow to Crimea May holidays indifferent helpless gesture ... "I think that Ukrainian tourists we not be at all" - says ex-Minister of Tourism Alexander Liev.

The most of tourists, citing unstable financial situation in Ukraine, as well as the political situation in Crimea, plans to stay in Lviv, Lutsk, Uzhgorod. Their choice is quite rational. After all, the Western region of recreational market is quite saturated. Historical monuments of culture, architecture, modern art galleries, festivals and geographical features, as well as preserved primeval nature will allow our travelers have a new look to the Ukraine. In this hotel infrastructure equates to European luxury. It should be noted though that the capital Galitsky region - Lviv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

That is why in many sanatoriums Carpathians are now actively working on ways to attract tourist flow for this season. "I would advise people of Kiev, residents of large cities, where ongoing political battles, choose your holiday with us. No processes are not affected serves and treatment" - openly invites Ganitsen Paul, general directed of the sanatorium" Kvitka Polonyna".