Business Forum Small hotels

Small Hotels and Apartments in Ukraine
4^th International business Forum

The 4^th international business forum for Small Hotels and Apartments in Ukraine will take place on alongside Hotel & Restaurant Expo Ukraine 2010 at the International Exhibition Center (15 Brovarsky ave., Kiev, Ukraine).

Organisers: ITE Group Plc. (Great Britain) and Premier Expo (Ukraine)
Co-organiser: Association of Small Hotels and Apartment of Ukraine

Supported by:

• State Department for Tourism and Resorts
• Ministry of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
• Kiev Municipal Department of Tourism, Hotels and Resorts
• Kiev National Trade and Economy University
• Kiev Hotel Business College
• Ukrainian Youth Hostel Association

Business Forum goals are:

• To review the current situation and prospects for development of small hotels in Ukraine.
• Overview of the existing legislation and marketing in the hospitality industry with special emphasis on individual accommodation facilities (mini-hotels).
• To promote the development and promotion of the small hotels and apartments industry in Ukraine.
• To facilitate communication with suppliers of gods and services for hotels. Attracting investments.
• To exchange experience with Ukrainian regions
• To establish cooperation with new business partners from Russia, Latvia and Poland.

Participants: representatives of government authorities responsible for tourism and hospitality businesses; owners and managers of hotels and apartments; tourist companies; suppliers of goods and services to hotels; banks; investment companies.

Topics to be covered at the Forum:

• Legislative regulation of small hotels
• Staff training for small hotels
• Experiences in Russia, Latvia and Poland
• Coordinated ways to promote small hotels
• Priority projects for «green tourism» development in Carpathian Mountains region and in Central Ukraine
• Small hotels and apartments as attractive investment opportunities on the commercial real estate market
• Certification and categorisation of small hotels
• Safety of guests in small hotels. Fire safety.
• Presentation of the best producers and suppliers of goods and services to hotels; providers of design and engineering solutions for hotels
• Offers from investment, financial and insurance companies
• Using small business loans to set up hotels
• Professional advice for hotels
• Staff selection and training
• Master classes with specialists from Poland, Russia and Latvia on how small hotels and B&Bs work in Poland, how to set up an effective operation in a small hotel, designs of modern hotels.

Participation in the Business Forum has a huge impact on the growth of your business, improvement of your professional image and generation of new contacts.

Hospitable Ukraine in figures (data provided by the State Department for Tourism and Resorts of Ukraine, 2006):

• 19.0 million foreign tourists (7% increase compared to the previous year)
• 2144 — number of private entrepreneurs who own accommodation facilities
• 128 million UAH (over million) — volume of services provided
• 1045,85 million UAH (over 7 million)- investments into construction and reconstruction
• 359 — hotels require refurbishment and reconstruction

Business Forum organiser

• PREMIER EXPO
  Project manager — Elena Sinitsina
  tel: +380 44 4968645
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• Business Forum co-organiser
  Association of Small Hotels and Apartment of Ukraine
  tel: +380 44 4944154
  tel: +380 39 4937849
  www.smallhotels.com.ua