We will be part of Ukraine booth at Balttour in Riga on 03-05FEB2023

Meet Marina Antonyuk there at booth K5

At Ukrainian Incentives booth at Balttour 2023 you can

– participate in daily draw of art souvenir and win 1 creative set for painting of Ukrainian artists daily
– get a bite of Ukrainian bravery
– receive a postcard from Ukraine
– discover about new form of meaningful & responsible travel – solidarity & volunteer tourism, which

• brings real help to communities, suffered from war
• protects Cultural Heritage
• memorializes the national memory of the war
• works as a tool of informational resistance as travelers can see the truth
• helps to recover economics of the country

Contact us to learn more: Marina Antonyuk m.antonyuk@ukrainian–incentives.com.ua

Kyiv was listed among World Best Cities as 2023 Honorary Best City

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The historic Ukrainian capital is the urban beacon of courage and resilience leading a defiant nation against a murderous aggressor. It is, like the rest of Ukraine, a place of inexhaustible courage in the face of daily tragedy.

https://www.worldsbestcities.com/rank…/worlds-best-cities/

#Kyiv #WorldBestCity #Ukraine #UkraineNOW #2023HonoraryBestCity

Next stage in development of solidarity & volunteer tourism in Ukraine.

Together with colleagues we signed the Memorandum and declared our participation in the Network Cooperation on the protection of the Cultural Heritage of Ukraine by means of solidarity and volunteer tourism in the context of the solidarity economy in war and post-war times within USAID Project “Economic Support of Ukraine” 

The main goal is “to unite the efforts of all interested parties to support the development of culture and preventing the destruction of the Cultural Heritage of Ukraine due to the full-scale military aggression of Russia and to create a communication platform between the business environment, communities, educational institutions, “third party” organizations, state institutions, grant-giving organizations, representatives of the international community, regarding the development of solidarity and volunteer tourism as an innovative the concept of revival of tourism and support of territorial communities in war and post-war times in Ukraine”

Ukrainian Incentives DMC takes following obligations together from colleagues from travel industry:

– development of travel routes for affected regions and places of memory, considering the necessary ethical boundaries and rules and preliminary discussions with the local community about the importance of investment and publicity to avoid further trauma from potential tourists’ visits

– training of guides that will work with solidarity tours in the affected regions and places of memory

– promoting the preservation of places of memory

– working on security issues and finding relevant organizations that can provide certified confirmation that the territories/locations planned for visiting and volunteer tourism are cleared of dangerous and/or explosive objects, the mine-free zones, etc.

Nowadays we are focused on volunteering and social needs.

As board member of Associaion we actively support this initiative and fundraising for rehabilitation camps for Ukrainian children.
It is easy to help!

Together with Association of Incoming Tour Operators we take part in organizing rehabilitation camps for Ukrainian children from occupied and dangerous regions of Ukraine and children of Ukrainian warriors. These are most vulnerable categories and they need rehabilitation at most as these children were extremely influenced both mentally and physically by war.

Children – future of the nation, therefore we decided to put our attention and efforts to this humanitarian task and to use our tourism skills for organizing such camps, where children can safely relax at least a week or two in friendly atmosphere in beautiful places, visiting touristic sights, walking at the nature, passing quests, playing  safely under professional guidance of teachers and psychologists.

This project is initiated by us, members of the Association of Incoming tour operators of Ukraine, and is fully financed by charity donations.

How to support this project:
– if you are hotel or resort in Ukraine or abroad and you can provide free or really discounted accommodation
– if you are working for a fund, which can support this project
– if you know such a fund and can share a contact
– by donating https://en.aitoukraine.org/support-us Important: payments should be indicated “charity donation”

Besides the very important goal of rehabilitating children, the project is also extremely important for the tourism community. Kids camps project also supports tourism industry of Ukraine, which is significantly suffering now too.

Ukrainian tourism is paused now. And, of course, we believe in its revival just after our Victory.
But in order to re-start tourism industry immediately after the Victory, support is needed now.

Camps include accommodation, meals, trainings and some sightseeing, so it means some hotels, guides, museums will get some turnover to survive as business during these hard times.
It is critical to support all the stakeholders of Ukrainian tourism industry, and, most importantly, to keep professional personnel in the industry.

Therefore, our initiative with the organization of camps in Ukraine is also a support of the tourist community, both financially and psychologically.

We highly appreciate your efforts in helping Ukraine now!