180 thousand accommodation places are waiting for tourists in Anapa during the velvet season.

1600 facilities are operating in the velvet season in Anapa, today swimming at the resort was prohibited due to strong waves.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", since the beginning of the year, more than 2.5 million tourists have vacationed in Anapa, with bookings increasing by 27% compared to last year, reported the mayor of Anapa. During the velvet season, Anapa is expected to be one of the drivers of demand for recreation on the Black Sea coast of Kuban, tour operators believe.

During the velvet season, about 1600 accommodation facilities with a capacity of over 180 thousand places are planned to welcome guests in Anapa. Currently, the average occupancy of the resort complex is 85%, and operational monitoring shows that the depth of bookings compared to the same period last year is 38% higher. Since the beginning of the year, more than 2.6 million guests have vacationed in Anapa, wrote the head of the city, Svetlana Maslova, on September 4.

Only in the first 4 days of September, 100 thousand people vacationed in Anapa, writes "Anapa Media". "Now the beaches and walking areas are crowded, almost like in summer," the publication quotes the mayor.

Swimming at the beaches of Anapa has been completely prohibited today. The reason is strong bottom currents and a storm, explained the city administration in its Telegram channel.

The Telegram channel "Krasnodar Teletype" published a video showing sirens working on the beach, and rescuers urging swimmers to leave the sea.

The resort season in Anapa opened against a backdrop of sharp contrasts in the state of the coastline. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable ground, and environmental risks. Information on which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose dangers is provided in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Beaches of Anapa: open and dangerous zones".

Despite problems with sand and seaweed on the beaches, Anapa in July showed the most significant increase in tourists in Krasnodar Krai. Hotels are keeping prices in Anapa at last year's level and even holding sales, emphasized the hotelier.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. Additionally, there was an oil spill, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Oil spill in the Kerch Strait". Materials on the consequences of the oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological disaster in Kuban".