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The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dimitri Chernyshenko, is on a working visit to Abkhazia. He met the de facto President, Aslan Bzhania.
The “Minister of Tourism” of Abkhazia, Teimuraz Khishba, paid a working visit to Moscow on November 16. Mr. Khishba held numerous meetings with representatives of public and private structures.
The passenger high-speed catamaran Griffon accommodating 120 passengers of the Russian company Vodokhod Express will connect Sochi and Sokhumi for the first time after a 29-year hiatus. On October 10, the catamaran docked at the Sokhumi port on a test route which took 3 hours and 15 minutes.
The de facto state Security Service and Ministry of Emergency Situations of Abkhazia, as well as the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service, jointly carry out raids in order to check the regime established in the maritime spaces of Abkhazia.
The Tamysh Village tourist complex was solemnly opened in the village of Tamysh, the Ochamchire district. The ceremony was attended by the de facto President, Aslan Bzhania, the de facto Head of the Ochamchire district, Beslan Bigvava, and the CEO of the Biblio-Globus investor company, Irina Kostenko.
The Association of Tour Operators in Russia discussed whether a decrease in prices should be expected during the holiday season in Abkhazia after the opening of borders with Turkey and other countries.
The de facto Deputy Minister of Tourism of Abkhazia, Astamur Bartsits, said that tourist facilities are 100 percent occupied.
The first international tourism forum Abkhazia – the Country of the Soul opened in Sokhumi on May 13 and ended on May 14. According to Teimuraz Khishba, the de facto Minister of Tourism of Abkhazia, journalists from 66 regions of Russia attended the forum. Many of them were well-known specialists in the field of Russian tourism.
Maria Maltseva, a hotel consulting specialist, on the air of the Sputnik radio noted that the booking rate in the Gagra district increased by 40% in May, 2021, compared to the same period of 2017, 2018 and 2019.
According to the Association of Tour Operators of the Russian Federation, the number of tourists planning to spend holidays in Abkhazia is growing and the volume of bookings is high compared to the previous year. The Alean tour operator reported a 15% increase in sales, the Dolphin tour operator - a 40% increase, and the Intourist says the bookings increased by 3.5-times.