PCT asks to reduce penalties for the tourist business of Crimea and Sevastopol

The Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the issue of reducing penalties for the tourist business of Crimea and Sevastopol, the possible debt of which reached more than 9.3 billion rubles. This was reported in the press service of the PCT.

Representatives of the organization are asked to summarize the judicial practice on disputes in the field of application of Article 333 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, which allows to reduce penalties, which, in the opinion of the main players in the industry, are clearly disproportionate to the consequences of violation of obligations.

According to experts, the mass cancellation of reservations has several reasons: low load (20.3% in September this year against 63% in the past); a decrease in the number of bookings for July-August from 65% to 18-21%; cancellation of 96.2 thousand reservations by 6.1 billion rubles. Under these conditions, the possible debt of business reached more than 9.3 billion rubles.

" Mass booking cancellations mean businesses lose revenue and need to return significant amounts to tourists and partners. Accrual of penalties increases debt and complicates calculations. The duty of business to return the funds owed to tourists and counterparties remains, the press service quotes the words of the President of the RST Ilya Umansky.

Earlier, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia said that by the end of June 2026, about 1 million trips to the Crimean Peninsula were canceled, the total cost of canceled bookings was estimated at 20-25 billion rubles.

In July, 4.3 billion rubles were allocated to support the tourism industry in Crimea and Sevastopol. However, analysts believe that this amount may not be enough to solve the problems.

Alexander Dremlyugin, Simferopol