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!

Google for tourism – course for Ukrainian small and average tourism business of different level of online presence.

Our director Marina Antonyuk is one of the speakers and will tell some practical cases of what we, in Ukrainian Incentives, do in this area, along with organizing great incentives.
Registration is here:  https://adsonair.withgoogle.com/events/google-for-tourism-ua
Language: Ukrainian

We are proud to announce that this year UKRAINIAN INCENTIVES became a #WINNER as Ukraine’s Leading Destination Management Company 2020

02nd of November 2020 Europe Winners were announced!

World Travel Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward #excellence in travel and tourism – has announced the winners of its Europe 2020 programme to coincide with its inaugural Europe Winners Day

#WorldTravelAwards #Ukraine #UkrainianIncentives #MICE #Incentives #Ukrainian #travel #award

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-ukraines-leading…

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees/2020/ukraine

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners/2020/europe

Before #quarantine we used #VR only as a part of offline events

Story A: as entertainment at offline events

Story B: even part of city #excursions.

In #Kyiv we have St.Andrew’s walking #tour, which includes VR-stop to see story of one #house and listen a piece of modern Opera.

Due to limited number of #goggles, available for FIT’s and small groups only. But now we can #deliver part of this city #experience directly to your home. Who is interested, let me know, I will send you the link.

Also if you #plan to do same things in your #city, remember, that #production is much cheaper in #Ukraine, rather than in other #European countries. If you are interested in producing modern #Opera of your city in VR, contact our partner: Hronotop.UA

Story C: started with quarantine only.

Pure VR event, when #participants go to VR specially for #presentation and #networking (not after them like in was before). How to implement?

If you want to make it in #Ukraine, we will gladly organize it for you.
If you are interested, how to arrange it in your city, we can share our #experience with you, so you can do the same.

For both reasons, send us short e-mail: m.antonyuk@ukrainian-incentives.com.ua

#corporate #conference #events #Ukrainian #incentives #Ukraine #MICE #travel #destination #incentive #VRvsOffline #tourism #presentation #HronotopUA #Hronotop

HERE ARE FEW TIPS, HOW TO ACTIVATE #NETWORKING AT ONLINE-EVENTS

-> different virtual rooms for professional #communication only,

where you can communicate and listen to main session simultaneously) : digital-bar, VIP-rooms (also for tickets with different access), speakers-lounges 

-> #P2P format and specially dedicated time for meet-up and acquaintance.  

How to arrange this?
For example, participants can tick special button on the event web-page  or in chat-bot and separate P2P room created, where they can some other participants and make “intro”.

-> #ChatRoulette

drawn at random participants introduce themselves and communicate several minutes in separate mini-chats.  

-> use #gamification for networking:

For example:
– announce prizes for best pictures, best stories, best reference, best selfie together during this event (yes-yes, this is also possible already)
– advertise content in closed rooms: VIP-room
– offer wine vouchers of famous wine-shops (and food delivery too) at digital-bars
– offers prizes and prize draw speakers-lounges 

-> create your own ideas and opportunities, connected to your business for your best ever #corporate online-event!

How to enhance your Online #Event: read in our previous posts and also at https://www.facebook.com/ukrainian.incentives

#MICE #Ukraine ##incentive #destination #conference #корпоратив  #корпоративное мероприятие

Online and #VRevents are our new #reality. At least, for few upcoming months. We hope, that live #events will return soon. But what to do now?

Some quite usual offline #event moments, which you (or we for you) can arrange in your next #online #conference:

– several #speakers in different conference rooms – of course, you know this. How else we can use online separate rooms?
VIP-room for people with different #tickets, #digital #bar for people to communicate inside (lections are going in parallel) – everything, like in real life. But who said that online is not #RealLife?

And do you know that:

-> invited #sponsors can have video #booth, separate page with all materials, #networking in separate chat or video-call directly from sponsors room. Don’t forget to use #gamification, at least, prize drawing for best picture, for best comment, for best #reference in social media.

-> it is possible to arrange #photozone, where several participants can have picture together, like in #reality

-> #scribing of #speakers #presentations work perfectly instead of paper #notebooks, which you distributed usually at the beginning of your offline #conference before. Perfect #reminder for #participants.

How to activate #networking at online-events: in our next posts and also at https://www.facebook.com/ukrainian.incentives

#MICE #Ukraine ##incentive #destination #conference #корпоратив  #корпоративное мероприятие