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Vitalii Syniakov once ran tours to Kyiv's golden-domed churches and the beaches of Odesa. But after the first Russian missiles hit Kyiv in February 2022, “tourism died for about a year,” he says. Now ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: War Tourism in Ukraine Is Tourism Resilience on Steroids
War Tourism is very active in Ukraine and always includes witnessing Russian war crimes. A dozen Ukrainian companies now cater to the burgeoning ‘dark tourism’ market. Some welcome dozens of clients, ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: Ukraine Establishes National UNESCO Federation, Highlighting Tourism’s Role in Times of War
Ivan Liptuga, a leading figure in Ukraine’s tourism sector and an active member and recognized hero of the World Tourism Network, was appointed as Ukraine’s first Chair of the national UNESCO ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: War tours: how tourism in Ukraine is bouncing back
"We welcome our guests if they don't come with guns", said a Ukrainian tourism boss, after the nation's tourism industry brought in more taxes in the first half of 2024 than in pre-war 2021.
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: War Tourism in Ukraine: A Controversial Industry Booms
In the midst of the conflict, Ukraine’s ‘war tourism’ is drawing foreign visitors to Kharkiv. While some see it as a way to raise global awareness and provide a profitable business that indirectly ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: UN Tourism Advances Accessibility with focus on Ukraine
With Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism Development, UN tourism hosted the International Webinar on Accessible Tourism for All: Focus on Ukraine, welcoming experts from the European Network for ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: Spring in Ukraine means the return of blooms, battles and wartime tourists
KYIV — Jan Medved didn’t come clean about his holiday plans until his father was about to drop him off at the bus station. Yes, he was really heading to Budapest from their home in Slovenia — but he ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: British Visitors in Wartime Kyiv: Tourism as an Act of Solidarity
Even with the war still going on, a lot of Brits keep coming to Ukraine, but not for fun, but with a specific goal. Volunteers, documentary filmmakers, and entrepreneurs keep coming to Kyiv and other ...
News Ukraine » Kiev » Tourism: 5 things to know for July 9: Severe weather, NATO summit, Ukraine, Mass tourism, Airbnb hidden cameras
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