Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has described the tourism potential of Sochi after the Olympic Games. In his words, it should only be evaluated in 2015 when the world learns more about local tourism facilities, RIA Novosti reports.24,000 hotel rooms opened in Sochi in 2014. The tourism level increased from 3.5 million in 2013 to 4 million in 2014.There were 27,000 rooms at a radius of 50 kilometers around Sochi. 24,000 more were added so that the tourism flow would increase by 100%. It increased only by 30%.Pakhomov added that new restaurants, hypermarkets, pedestrian zones, the Sochi Park (an analogue of Disneyland), attraction and excursion routes were opened. In his words, all the new facilities were not properly advertized and people were unfamiliar with them.
Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has described the tourism potential of Sochi after the Olympic Games. In his words, it should only be evaluated in 2015 when the world learns more about local tourism facilities, RIA Novosti reports.
24,000 hotel rooms opened in Sochi in 2014. The tourism level increased from 3.5 million in 2013 to 4 million in 2014.
There were 27,000 rooms at a radius of 50 kilometers around Sochi. 24,000 more were added so that the tourism flow would increase by 100%. It increased only by 30%.
Pakhomov added that new restaurants, hypermarkets, pedestrian zones, the Sochi Park (an analogue of Disneyland), attraction and excursion routes were opened. In his words, all the new facilities were not properly advertized and people were unfamiliar with them.
