Ukraine To Build A New Tourist City in Crimea by 2014

Improving the level of offered services to tourists as well as creating new jobs – these are the aims behind a colossal project of a new city in Crimea. Ukrainian government plans to develop the region and attract more visitors.

A new ‘tourist city’ is to be built in Crimea, one of the most popular parts of Ukraine among holidaymakers. The aim is not only to attract tourists but also to provide jobs for the locals.

According to Borys Kolesnikov, the Deputy Prime Minister, the development of the new resort near the city of Yevpatoria (Eupatoria) is part of a national plan to transform the Crimean peninsula in an attractive tourist destination.

Currently, the tourism infrastructure of the region and the quality of services barely meet the existing potential. Therefore, the Ukrainian government decided to invest in Crimea and to attract more foreign investor