DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY TOURISM IN UKRAINE AS MEANS OF AVAILABLE REST ORGANIZATION

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15802/stp2015/55347

Keywords:

tourism, railway tourism, tourist flow, tourist route, railway tour

Abstract

Purpose. In highly developed countries, railway tourism is very popular, through it the tourists can comfortably and within their financial capacity to travel all around the world. Ukraine has faced with the problem of significant reduction of the tourist volume flows, aging of fixed assets, lack of investments on their renewal, reduction in passenger traffic and a sharp drop in people income. The purpose of the article is to justify the development of railway tourism in Ukraine. Methodology. Theoretical and methodological basis of the research is built on analysis of problems to ensure the competitiveness of the tourism industry in the area of passenger transportation, theoretical principles of economic science in the field of railway tourism efficiency and management of tourist flows. The authors suggest the development of railway tourism in Ukraine. In particular it concerns the introduction of new services in the field of tourism, management of tourist flows and others. The attention is focused on the development of the internal railway tourism. Findings. As a result of the assigned tasks the following results should be achieved: improving the image of Ukrainian railways; creation of an attractive investment climate for the greater involvement of investments into the tourism, engineering, transport and municipal infrastructures; improving the safety of tourists; ensuring effective protection of their rights, legitimate interests and property maintenance. Originality. The authors justified the need and potential of rail tourism on the territory of Ukraine taking into account the experience of foreign developed countries. Рractical value. Researchers presented theoretical generalization and new solution of scientific tasks. It manifests itself in the development of theoretical and methodological approaches to the development of railway tourism. Rationally applied measures of proposed by the authors ways of tourist flow management will significantly increase the revenues to the state budget from tourism.

Author Biographies

L. V. Martseniuk, Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan

Dep. «Economics and Management», Lazaryan St., 2, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49010, tel. +38 (093) 934 18 03

Yu. M. Proskurnia, Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan

Dep. «Economics and Management», Lazaryan St., 2, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49010, tel. +38 (063) 718 96 32

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Published

2015-12-03

How to Cite

Martseniuk, L. V., & Proskurnia, Y. M. (2015). DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY TOURISM IN UKRAINE AS MEANS OF AVAILABLE REST ORGANIZATION. Science and Transport Progress, (5(59), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.15802/stp2015/55347

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ECONOMICS AND МANAGEMENT