Industrial Tourism as New Trend in Tourism Business of Ukraine

Abstract

In the article the change of tourist preferences of potential tourists has been grounded, the tendencies of appearance of industrial tourism trends and tourists incentives as to industrial tourism activities have been analysed. The best practices of Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk region at industrial tourism management have been analyzed in details. The city of Kryvyi Rih has been defined as center of the greatest potential for industrial tourism development in Ukraine, as there are both mining-industrial and factory facilities. The resource base of industrial tourism potential includes active industry, anthropogenic relief, objects of industrial heritage, human resources, infrastructure. The essence of activities holding in the city for the efficient formation of industrial tourism have been depicted, the substance of the main activities to be implemented under the Program of industrial tourism development in Kryvyi Rih during 2013-2015 has been outlined. The lines of activities of the Industrial Tourism Department of the Kryvyi Rih City Development Institution have been analyzed. The most popular objects and directions of industrial tourism in the city Kryvyi Rih have been considered in detail. The plans for the future and the next steps in the implementation of industrial tourism have been defined.