Ukrainian travel forum

Ukrainian travel forum (UTF) of the current in the spring of 2016 will not take place. This was stated by the CEO of CTS Arkady Maslov. According to him, the decision was made by the organizers of the forum in connection with a whole range of reasons. Among them is a complicated political and economic situation in Ukraine, low solvency of the population, a significant reduction in tourist arrivals, apathetic public sentiment, significant losses and bankruptcy in all segments of tourism, as well as the absence of a clear state strategy of tourism development in Ukraine. "It made us think of a radical reformatting of CTS. Neither we nor the market is not the right forum for the sake of the forum," said Arkady Maslov. UTP organizer and Executive Director of the Association of leaders of tourist industry of Ukraine Oleg Litvyak, in turn, notes that one of the two main exhibition venues in Ukraine will be history. "When people ask me about the future of the CTS, I said, "see you at fall forum!" – he concluded.

In a separate travel agencies confirm that the reduction of the interest to the exhibition format. "In fact, exhibitions can be reduced to the involvement of partners, signing of contracts and representation of their product, but the returns are not always adequate," – said the Director of Widerstrahl Andrei Lukanov. Executive Director Join UP! Dmitry Shorohov believes that it is more logical to invest in Contracting with airlines and hotels as well as holding alternative meetings with old and potential partners – for example, in the format of the field road show. According to observers, such activities generate a greater impact, because it does not imply the necessity of trips in the middle of the work week to the exhibition and allow you to deliver the right information to agents on the ground.

Two years ago, we recall, UTF also canceled. Then it was the result of political instability in the country, scared the number of visitors to the collapse of sales in all areas. At the same time missed some of the permanent participants and the second industry exhibition UITT "Ukraine – travel and tourism". Now in its preliminary list of 50 exhibitors. Tour operators among them – units. However, before the exhibition remains more than a month, so can still change.