Krasnodar, 17 Мay. Over 680,000 tourists visited Krasnodar Krai during the May holidays. Compared with the same period in 2021, the tourist flow increased.
“Traditionally, on May holidays our region received a big number of holidaymakers. The most popular destinations were Sochi, Anapa and Gelendzhik. Hiking tourism in the piedmont areas – Apsheronsk, Labinsk and Mostovskoi – enjoyed particular demand. In total, our resorts have received over 2.8 million holidaymakers since the beginning of the year,” Governor Veniamin Kondratiev wrote in social media.
According to the regional Ministry of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage, the number of holidaymakers during the first ten days of May were: 247,800 in Sochi, 86,400 in Anapa, and 80,600 in Gelendzhik. The occupancy rate of hotels at the Black Sea was 77%, and in the piedmont areas – 50%. Altogether, about 10,700 tourist hotels and guesthouses will be working in Krasnodar Krai in the summer season. They will be offering rooms for over 580,000 holidaymakers.