Ukraine has a tremendous tourist potential, claimed Francesko Frangilliani, the general secretary of the World Tourist Organization while visiting Ukraine in mid-October.
During the official meeting with Prime-Minister Victor Yushchenko, Mr. Frangilliani noted that Ukrainian government should invest funds in the infrastructure development of Crimean peninsula, Black Sea and Azov coasts as well as in agricultural, ecological, adventure and sporting kinds of tourism. The master of world tourism is convinced that it will enable Ukraine to increase the number of tourists in three times during the next 20 years.
Mr. Frangilliani said that in the European Union countries tourism accounts for 5,5% of their GDP and it is 8% and 7% in Spain and France respectively. Therefore, Ukraine should seriously think about this prospective sector of national economy. ethnographic branch of tourism.