Crimea is economically dependent on the tourism industry, which is why the Russian-installed local authorities keep encouraging visitors to come despite the attacks.

Tourism bookings to annexed Crimea have fallen sharply after Russia accused Ukrainian forces of using U.S.-made ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) to attack the peninsula.. The Russian Union ...

Russian tourism in Crimea is down, but many still shrug off risks. By Reuters. August 29, 2023 7:05 AM UTC Updated August 29, 2023 Item 1 of 5 People walk along an embankment in Yalta ...

A tourist posted a photo of himself at a beach with Russian artillery in the Yevpatoria Salt Lake next to the Black Sea coast in Crimea.

Florida's tourism industry is in much better shape than Crimea's, and it hasn't been part of another country since the U.S. bought it for $5 million from Spain in 1819.

Tourists have been slow to arrive on the Crimean sea this year, intimidated by the trenches and bombings. The Russian government has tried hard to encourage and ...

Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the peninsula has experienced a significant decline in tourism and a marked increase in militarization. Once a popular destination attracting millions of ...

Tourism bookings to annexed Crimea have fallen sharply after Russia accused Ukrainian forces of using U.S.-made ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) to attack the peninsula. The Russian Union of ...

Alexei Volkov, president of the National Union of Hospitality Industries, said in an interview that tourist numbers in Crimea were expected to be down 20-30% this year to between 6 and 6.5 million ...