Crimea's Days as a Travel Destination Over?

[William769]

As Crimea splits from Ukraine and gets ready to join Russia, the tourist-friendly peninsula is already feeling the pinch as Western tourists cancel trips in droves.

Tourist season is just a month away in Crimea, called a "vacation playground" by The New York Times. The paper reports that in the sunny resort city of Yalta, ATMs don't have money as most of the banks in Crimea are based in Ukraine. Electricity and water are also shipped in via Ukraine, though that nation is not threatening to cut those necessities off.
Crimea depends heavily on tourism, as well as money from Ukraine. Moscow is claiming they will step in and fill the gap left by Kiev.

Crimea has been a vacation spot for Russians since czarist days, but Ukrainians and Westerners also flocked to the peninsula and its blue waters. The owner of a small travel business in Yalta said many Ukrainians will skip Crimean vacations because of the political instability and he's already dealt with numerous cancellations from Europeans.

http://www.outtraveler.com/my-city/russia/2014/03/18/crimeas-days-travel-destination-over

[dilby]

1. I think this has more to do with the civil unrest in the Ukraine...

over Crimea joining Russia. My company has not sent anyone to the Ukraine since October because of what is going on there.

[dembotoz]

2. automatic weapons don;t go well with my swimsuit

actually i don't go well with my swim suit

not that i was planning to go there anyway

but when planning my vacation i tend to think that safe is good

[William769]

3. Doesn't go well with my swimsuit either.

[geek tragedy]

4. Huh, having Russian troops roaming the countryside without proper uniforms

thugging it up turns out to be not attractive for tourists.

I never would have guessed.