Russia (bbabo.net), - About 1,500 tourists were unable to leave Sevastopol due to a temporary suspension of air traffic. They stayed in hotels. Larisa Ostapenko, head of the city tourism department, told about this today.
According to her, most tourists leave the city on buses, and some have bought train tickets. Tourists are advised on the routes by which they can get home. The most popular destinations are Moscow and Siberia.
On routes to Krasnodar and Moscow, introduce additional buses, doubling the number of seats. It was also decided to add cars to the Tavria trains, which will be sent along the routes Sevastopol - Moscow, Simferopol - Moscow and Sevastopol - St. Petersburg. Additional trains have been scheduled for the coming days.
Against this background, hotels in Sevastopol announced a freeze and lower prices for accommodation. According to Larisa Ostapenko, all the hotels included in the city's tourism register have confirmed that the cost of living for people forced to stay in Sevastopol will not increase, and some have reduced prices by up to 50 percent. Hoteliers also promised not to penalize tourists for canceling bookings.
“Everything is calm in the city, but due to the fact that the airspace was closed, people cannot leave the hotel,” said Sergey Arbuzov, manager of the Khrustalny hotel complex. - Guests from five rooms stayed until March 2. We have reduced the cost of living for them by 50 percent. And for new bookings for March, they made a 20 percent discount.
According to him, tourists began to cancel bookings for the next one to two weeks. They are refunded in full. The hotel also refunds the cost of the remaining days to guests who wish to leave early.
Reduced prices for involuntary detainees and hotels of the Republic of Crimea. According to the Ministry of Resorts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Miskhor, Ai-Petri and Dyulber sanatoriums, the Dacha Rakhmaninov 5* boutique hotel have canceled cancellation fees and are rescheduling bookings for spring with the cost per room retained. Guests who cannot leave Crimea are offered special conditions for extending their stay in sanatoriums with a 50% discount, free transfers to Krasnodar are organized.
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