The Ukrainian railway administration may still be advertising trains to Crimea, but not a lot of Ukrainians will be heading to the region for their summer holidays. Hoteliers in Crimea are having a lean season, but Moscow has plans to ensure that Crimean resorts are not completely empty in 2014.
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The reordering of affairs in Crimea continues apace, reflecting the new arrangements for government of the region. The peninsula now follows Moscow time, having symbolically swapped time zones — thus leaving Kiev an hour behind. In April and May, many shops in Crimea displayed prices in both Ukrainian hryvnia and Russia roubles — but as of 1 June 2014, the rouble is now the sole currency in the region.
A new Russian discount airline took to the skies in mid-June.
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