Conference "TOURISM STRATEGY BUILDER: A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR COMMUNITY RENEWAL"

Cooperation with communities on the development of tourism in the regions is one of the important areas of work of the Association of Incoming Tour Operators of Ukraine . We are grateful to the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine for the invitation to speak at the conference "CONSTRUCTOR OF TOURISM STRATEGIES: A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR THE RESTORATION OF COMMUNITIES", which was held on July 25-26 in Kyiv and was attended by more than 100 representatives of regions from all over Ukraine.

During the panel discussion "Tourism as a catalyst for rapid economic and socio-cultural recovery of communities; the experience of post-war Europe" President of the Association Olena Kazmina

told what sums foreign and Ukrainian tourists leave while traveling in Ukraine;

gave examples of how funds paid by tourists work in communities;

drew attention to the need for communities to be ready to receive tourists, in particular regarding the availability of infrastructure - painful issues still remain roads and toilets, as well as the availability of local staff who speak foreign languages;

emphasized the importance of promoting regions as tourist destinations;

gave examples of how the Association works in international markets now, during a full-scale invasion, participating in international events and exhibitions.

We are open to cooperation with all regions that want to develop tourism. And as a business, we are interested in the formation of high-quality local components of tourist products that we can offer to our tourists.

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