Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0269
ISSN: 2167-0269
Department of Tourism, Social Communication and Counselling, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Research Article
Tourism and Ecology in Restoration of Nature Reserves of Ukraine
Author(s): Svitlana Melnychenko, Tereza Mykytsei, Michal Roman* and Iryna Kudinova
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the temporary occupation of part of its territory since 2014 has caused a significant damage to Ukraine’s nature reserve fund and worsened the environmental situation in the country. One of the directions for attracting internal and external visitors to the nature reserves was ecological tourism. However, the worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus infection and then a military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, led to a reduction of tourist flows and foreign investments withdrawal out of nature reserve fund and tourism industry. Safety risks remain a decisive factor in forecasting the further development of nature reserves, including through tourist trips of ecological direction. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), over the next 10 years tourism industry is expected to grow by 50% worldwide compar.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0269.25.14.581