Yug Times. Numerous surveys state that the Azov seaside has not yet become very popular for Russian tourists. Reportedly, the factors hindering the development of the Krasnodar region’s second sea are the infrastructural problems and sluggishness of the local authorities.
Annually, around 500,000 people come to spend their holidays at the Azov seaside – which is about 30 times less than the figure for the Black Sea which has received over 15 million tourists this year.
Still, the Sea of Azov has a number of undoubted advantages. For instance, its resorts may be ideal for family holidaymaking: family vacationers, as a rule, are fond of good ecology, quietness and wild nature.
In their turn, the owners of the local hotels say that the lack of developed resort infrastructure is the main problem of the Azov seaside. “At the moment, our resorts cannot compete with those of the Black Sea coast,” said Yelena Nezilko, Director of Albatross Recreation Camp from the village of Dolzhanskaya. “[The authorities] have been talking about the [Azov] seaside development programs for more than ten years, but nothing has in fact changed since then.”
Another serious problem there is the low level of service at the local hotels, compared with that at the Black Sea. Those willing to invest in the Azov Sea’s resort sphere are facing the problem of remoteness of that area and lack of engineering infrastructure.
“For instance, there is no sewerage system, scarcity of water supply and of power facilities in the village of Kuchugury,” Temriuk City deputy Vadim Novopashin was quoted as commenting on the local problems. “Bearing in mind that a resort season at the Azov seaside lasts three months at the most, the following question arises: how quickly would the project repay, taking into account that the infrastructural expenses would be quite substantial?”
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