Russian tourism industry may see more visitors

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said today that access to Sochi resorts was limited and ski passes were only sold to tourists paying for hotel rooms. He predicts that the demand for Sochi slopes will increase 150%.

The Elbrus Resort announced today that about 10,000 tourists had visited it since December 7. Elbrus opened earlier this year and offers services for skiers and snowboarders. Tourists arrived from the Moscow, Saratov, Rostov, Volgograd and Moscow oblasts, Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, and the republics of the North Caucasus.