European Integration Opportunities of Ukrainian Tourism and Recreation Development

Možnosti európskej integrácie ukrajinského cestovného ruchu a rozvoja rekreácie

Anna Khovalko

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 19, Číslo (Issue) 1, 2015, p. 40-47, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2015.19.1.40-47

Abstract

Despite having significant tourist and recreation resource potential, Ukraine, however, belongs to European countries with one of the least developed recreation and tourist industry. That is, it has a huge reserve of possible development, which is primarily available in the Western region: the Carpathians, Podolia, West Polesie. It is here where the most diverse resource provision of this industry, characterized by a worldwide level, is situated. Unique combination of terrain with the presence of indigenous and absolutely indigenous plant communities, lakes, the world’s most famous cave systems, cultural and historical monuments, unique folk crafts are the basis for the possible recreation and tourist activities development. Thus, Ukraine is able to maintain and even foster significant tourist industries development in bordering countries as well as to provide their recreation and tourism industries with appropriate diversity.

Keywords: tourist and recreation resources, recreation and tourist industry, Carpathian Euroregion

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