In the Carpathians dismantled the last rooms in hotels, and many tours are already no seats in the buses.
On may holidays the main tourist regions of Ukraine is waiting for a real boom.
Rooms in many local hotels and boarding houses on may day bought six months in advance, said tour operators.
According to the booking system Booking.com on dates from April 30 to may 3 in Lviv already occupied 84% of the seats in hotels and hostels in Chernivtsi – 83%, in Uzhgorod – 80%, in Ivano-Frankivsk – 48%, in Kiev – 45%, in Odessa – 56%, Zaporizhia – 36%, in Kharkiv – 26%.
Transcarpathia has overtaken lions
“Transcarpathia this season is the undisputed leader. Local city overtake demand even in Lviv,” – said the head of the project Snaidero in Ukraine” Lala, Tarabukina.
The reason for this popularity, according to her, the versatility of the region. There’s everything from beautiful landscapes and healing springs, to mini-dairies and mysterious castles.
“And all these treasures are not concentrated in one place, they can boast of literally all of the campuses,” explains Dr. Tarapacana.
Confirm the huge interest in recreation in Transcarpathia and regional tour operators.
“The budget proposals have been sold out for over a month. The last two weeks we have to reject potential clients, could not even find seats in buses of our partners in Lviv”, – said the founder Lila Travel (Zaporozhye), Ryabko, Lyudmila.
“April 30, only one of Lviv firms sends in Transcarpathia 12 buses of 50 people. A group of Zaporozhye was formed in one day, and the set was closed 45 days prior to travel”, cited the example Ryabko.
No better situation with the tickets for the trains in the Western direction.
“Ticket sales open for 45 days before departure. And the next day on the train to Khmelnitsky, they were gone. If allowed extra, he too would be filled,” – says Ryabko.
According to the Manager at the Travel Group Ukraine Anna Ryzhenko, at the may rooms in good hotels in the Carpathians were sold out in mid-February, and at full cost. But to look for alternatives is still possible.
“Between sea and mountains more often choose the mountains. Valued not only stationary rest in boarding houses and hotels, but bus tours in several locations,” says Ryjenko. For example, tour 5 days/4 nights (three a day plus for two nights) Kyiv – the yasinia – Rakhiv – Bukovel – Bukovel – Vorokhta – Yaremche – Kiev will manage in 1,5 thousand UAH. person. And accommodation for two for 5 days /4 nights in Truskavets from 1990 UAH. (the price includes Breakfast and dinner).
I want a new one
Rest in Zatoka (Odessa region) until the end of may are offered at prices from 800 UAH. (for three nights), in Koblevo – from 750 (for five nights). “The sea in may is also booked, but less frequently. But this year we are celebrating unexpectedly early booking for the summer. We have pensions in Zatoka and Koblevo on July-August started to book even in the winter,” says Ryjenko.
According to observations by Tarapacana, this spring and summer, our fellow citizens more actively will learn it is “not publicized” places.
“Zatoka and Koblevo is certainly good, but traditional. We are seeing increasing interest in local sites across the country. Maybe next may will be a hit will be with him Zaporozhye Khortytsya and Biruchiy. We need to promote their regions to talk about them to people,” says Tarapacana.
Ryabko, Lyudmila complains that even the locals sometimes don’t know much about the region.
“On Khortitsa never once had 70% of the Cossacks! When I am guiding tours, for example, in Vasylivka, the Popov castle, it turns out that 50 people in the group only one or two have already been there. We’ve got plenty of beautiful locations you want to show, however, most of the routes needs improvement in the service”, says Ryabko.
At the may actively order two-three day tours, but most still prefer day trips. “Buky canyon, Umanskaya Sofiivka, Vinnytsia Fountain Chernigov – favorite variations of Kiev”, – says the Manager of the Travel Group Ukraine Anna Ryzhenko. And, according to a study by the Department of tourism of the KSCA in the capital on day trips often visited by residents of neighboring regional centers.
“The bus is taken from Poltava, Chernigov, Cherkassy, Zhitomir, Vinnitsa. But from Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and tourists come more often on high-speed trains”, – said the head of the Department of tourism KSCA Anton Taranenko. The official is sure that holiday week will attract to our city, not fewer guests than Christmas.
