1 Sanctions for Russians in Switzerland

The British company OTI Hollidas, specializing in recreation in Switzerland, refused to provide services to tourists from Russia because of the situation in Ukraine. This is stated in a message on the website of the company.

With the new clause of the contract, all visitors of the site can be acquainted, through which c-passes to lifts and excursions in Switzerland are sold. The message says that any applications from Russia will be canceled, and money will be returned. At the same time, representatives of the Swiss tourism industry are confident that, similarly, the decision of the British company will not affect the tourist flow from Russia, since Russians, when traveling to Switzerland, cooperate primarily with local companies.

In recent years, the number of vacationers in Switzerland, Russians was reduced by about 10% due to the fall of the RUB, while in the period from 2005 to 2013 the tourist flow from Russia increased by 2 times.

January 19th, 2015
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