Ukraine has become a member of the European community of national hospitality industry associations HOTREC, the press service of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine has reported.
Membership in HOTREC will allow Ukraine to integrate into the European tourism and HoReCa community, the agency said on Facebook.
New quality criteria and principles of hotel classification, developed by a working group under the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine, have already been submitted for public discussion, President of the Ukrainian Hotel & Resort Association (UHRA) Iryna Sidletska told Interfax-Ukraine at IV International Hospitality Conference, which took place on Friday, June 18.
“The complex process of creating new quality criteria and principles of hotel classification has lasted several months. The final text has been submitted for public discussion. After receiving public comments, the working group will consider them. By mid-July, we have a chance to receive updated hotel star standards under Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 803,” Sidletska said.
According to the expert, when developing new quality criteria and hotel classification principles, the best practices of international and national systems, in particular, the Association of Hotels, Restaurants, Pubs and Cafes (HOTREC), Hotelstars Union, as well as ISO industry standards, were taken into account.
As reported, the commission for assigning stars to hotels resumed work on March 16, 2021, and 11 meetings were held during this period.
