We remind you that tomorrow, on 27 September, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, a regional tourism conference "Tourism in Zakarpattia under martial law: current challenges and solutions" will be held.
Registration time: 13:15-13:30
Time of the event: 13:30-16:30
Venue: Transcarpathian Regional Local Lore Museum (Uzhhorod Castle)
We invite everyone to join the conference as a listener. Participation is possible by prior registration: https://forms.gle/NhDMVPkFaCaqWr5NA
Registration will last until 26 September, 17.00.
Conference programme:
13:30-13:40
Opening of the conference. Welcome speech.
13:40-15:00
I panel discussion "Hospitality and healthcare sector under martial law"
Moderator: Oleksandr Koval, tourism and hospitality expert, head of Tourinform Zakarpattia, lecturer at the Faculty of Tourism and International Communications of UzhNU
Participants of the discussion:
- Inna Pryhara, manager of the slow food restaurant Geleta by Selyska Cheese Factory
- Valentin Shtefanyo, founder of the brand and confectioneries Valentin & Valentina Shtefanyo
- Evelina Sira, director of the Grant restaurant, associate professor of the Department of Tourism Infrastructure and Hotel and Restaurant Management at UzhNU
- Evgeniya Afanasyeva, hotel manager of the Praha complex
- Margarita Zagumennova, Deputy General Director of Suzirya LLC, Kvitka Polonyny sanatorium
- Olha Svitlynets, Associate Professor of the Department of Tourism Infrastructure and Hotel and Restaurant Management at UzhNU
15:00-15:15 - break
15:15-16:30
II panel discussion "Tourism activities and excursion products under martial law"
Moderator: Oleksandr Shershun, tourism expert, advisor to the Mayor of Mukachevo on the development of the city's tourism industry, head of the NGO "Association of Tourism Support Specialists of Transcarpathia"
Participants of the discussion:
- Melita Rishko, Head of Magellan Travel Agency
- Yurii Sas, guide, head of the tourist information centre of Rakhiv district, head of the tourist centre "Rakhiv Hutsulshchyna"
- Olha Shumovska, acting director of the Transcarpathian Regional Museum of Local Lore named after T. Lehotskyi
- Inessa Izay, director of MUSE travel, a travel agency
- Viktor Opalenyk, guide, organiser of free tours of Uzhhorod
- Valentyn Voloshyn, project manager of the municipal enterprise "Agency for Regional Development and Cross-Border Cooperation of Zakarpattia" of the Zakarpattia Oblast Council; Chairman of the Board of the NGO "Regional Tourist Organisation of Zakarpattia".
A final word.
