Tourism in Ukraine - a new industry but increasingly important Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries Ukraine. On the basis of population density, the Ukrainian market is over 50% larger than Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia combined.
Tourism has become one of the key factors of the Ukrainian economy, generating around. 4 billion dollars in 2001, calculated in accordance with the WTO (World Tourism Organization) methods. The State Tourism Administration reported that 5.8 million foreign tourists visited Ukraine in 2001, representing a growth of 31% compared to 2000. Overall, in 2001, the State Border Control Service has registered nearly 11 million arrivals from abroad to Ukraine. However, it should be noted that nearly 75 percent of all foreign visitors came from Russia and other NIS.
Non-NIS Tourists who visited Ukraine were mainly from Hungary, Poland, Germany and the United States. Nearly 54,000 U.S. citizens visited Ukraine in 2000. A foreign visitor passes through four days in Ukraine, leaving the country of $ 600 per trip. The most popular destinations for foreign visitors are from Kiev (which attracts 30% of all foreign visitors), Crimea (another 30%), Carpathian region including Lviv and Odessa. Most travelers prefer western towers or Single trip or cruise. Western Ukraine is a traditional destination for U.S. travelers and Canada (representing over two million Ukrainian diaspora in these countries). Crimea, a former Soviet tourism Mecca, has become a popular vacation spot for middle-lower layers financial Germans.
The modernization of tourist infrastructure of Ukraine became an important priority for the governments of Ukraine and Crimea. [Note: Crimea has the status of an autonomous republic within Ukraine, with its Constitution and government.] Tourism is recognized for its potential to generate hard currency earnings. In 1999, the Ukrainian president by his decrees created incentives for the development of tourism infrastructure by creating special economic zones in the main tourist regions of Ukraine.
During the years of independence (since 1991) the infrastructure of tourism in Ukraine has been gradually transferring ownership of private government. The private sector is developing rapidly, especially in Kiev, Odessa, Crimea and the Carpathian region. To welcome visitors Ukrainian tourist facilities include more than 1300 hotels, motels, campgrounds, resorts, and nearly 3,000 recreational facilities. Ukraine believes that the recreation centers (health resorts, spas, treatment facilities, sludge and others) as tourism facilities, rather than the institutions of medical care. During the years of independence (since 1991) the infrastructure of tourism in Ukraine has been gradually transferring ownership of private government. The private sector is developing rapidly, especially in Kiev, Odessa, Crimea and the Carpathian region. To welcome visitors Ukrainian tourist facilities include more than 1300 hotels, motels, campgrounds, resorts, and nearly 3,000 recreational facilities. Ukraine believes that these recreation centers (health resorts, spa, treatment facilities for sludge and others) as tourism facilities, rather than medical care institutions.
The resorts, centers of Crimea and Odessa, facing a relatively short season and strong competition from other destinations. This region was the center of leisure tourism in the former Soviet Union, and is therefore obsolete and inundated stations sanatoria formerly managed by the unions. Crimea offers ideal weather conditions, many curative mineral waters, peat and mud. To extend the season in the Crimea, local businesses and municipalities have developed interesting investment projects for construction of facilities for winter sports, hiking, marinas, shopping and entertainment cruises. In addition, the Crimean history.
Posted on May 8, 2010.
