In the frameworks of Ukrainian Presidency in the Central European Initiative, the State Agency of Ukraine for Tourism and Resorts in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will hold the High Level Forum on Tourism “Efficient Use of Tourist Resources” on 1 March 2012 in Kyiv.

It is planned the event will be opened at 10:00 by the Vice-Prime-Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Mr. Borys Kolesnykov.

The Forum will be chaired by the Chairman the State Agency of Ukraine for Tourism and Resorts Mrs. Olena Shapovalova. It is expected the event will be attended by the representatives of tourism administrations at the level of the Ministers of tourism of CEI Member Countries: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

This Forum will provide the possibility to discuss the topical issues of tourism in the region and to exchange the experience, particularly concerning providing further efficient use of tourist resources, tourist regionalization and tourist infrastructure development.

In the framework of the Forum the work in the following sections is planned:

- Tourism Statistics;
- Strategy and development Program of Tourism;
- Tourist Regionalization.

Contact persons:

The State Agency of Ukraine for Tourism and Resorts
Olga Polunina – Head of the Unit for Foreign Relations and Protocol
Tel.: +38 044 351 46 12
polunina@mtu.gov.ua

Olena Novobranets
Tel.: +38 044 351 46 28,
Fax.: +38 044 351 46 05
novobranets@mtu.gov.ua

Venue: Opera Hotel (Kyiv, 53 Bogdana Khmelnytskogo Str.)
http://www.opera-hotel.com/