Vaccination centers were opened in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa during May 29-30, where local residents can get vaccinated.
According to the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration, 3,467 people were vaccinated at the COVID-19 vaccination center created on the basis of the International Exhibition Center in the capital. In particular, 2,072 people received vaccinations on Sunday.
“Today the number of people wishing to get vaccinated was extremely large. For me, this is an evidence of the awareness and consciousness of people. Such a willingness to be vaccinated gives hope that with the availability of vaccines we will be able to overcome the pandemic in the country and in the world as a whole,” first deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration Mykola Povoroznyk said.
As reported, the residents of Kyiv who registered in the Diia application were vaccinated with the CoronaVac vaccine. Some 16 teams worked at the Vaccination Center. The vaccination team included a registrar, a doctor and a nurse, who underwent special training.
“All conditions have been created here for a safe vaccination process, and an ambulance team is on duty to provide emergency medical assistance, if any,” the message says.
In Lviv, a vaccination center was created on the basis of the Lviv Arena, which will work next weekend.
According to head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytsky, 1,041 local residents were vaccinated in two days.
“Lviv region is the leader in terms of vaccination rates, today almost 78,000 people were vaccinated and protected themselves from the coronavirus,” Kozytsky wrote on his Facebook page.
He reported that the entrance to the center is free. Also, if additional vaccine is available, the possibility of deploying such centers in other districts of the city will be considered, which will be announced additionally.
Another COVID-19 vaccination center was opened in Odesa on the territory of the stadium of the National University Odesa Law Academy, which will work from 0900 to 1700.
The State Aviation Service of Ukraine has granted the new Ukrainian airline Bees Airline the rights to operate the Kyiv – Lviv – Kyiv, Kyiv – Odesa – Kyiv and Kyiv – Kherson – Kyiv airlines. Order of the State Aviation Service No. 655 dated April 26, 2021 was published on its website.
According to the document, the frequency of these flights and the duration of the rights are not limited.
As reported, the State Aviation Service of Ukraine issued an operator certificate to Bees Airline on March 12, 2021. Later, the regulator allowed the company to operate flights on 31 routes – 15 regular and 16 charter flights.
Bees Airline made its first charter flight from Kyiv to Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) by order of the tour operator Tez Tour Ukraine on March 18, 2021.
According to the public register of civil aircraft of Ukraine, Bees Airline registered two aircraft in Ukraine – Boeing 737-800 with registration numbers UR-UBA and UR-UBB. Both aircraft are produced in 2010 and belong to San Clemente Leasing LLC (the United States).
According to Bees Airline CEO Yevhen Khainatsky, by the end of 2021 the fleet will be replenished with two more aircraft. Another two are planned to arrive in 2022.
The base airport of Bees Airline is Kyiv International Airport named after Ihor Sikorsky.
According to the data in the register, the beneficial owners of Bees Airline are Serhiy Smirny (90%) and Khainatsky (10%).
Previously, Khainatsky was CEO of another Ukrainian airline – SkyUp Airlines.
The occupancy of hotels in Lviv in January 2021 was 35%, 31% Kharkiv, 23% in Kyiv and 19% Odesa, according to Hotel Matrix.
“During the lockdown, many hotels temporarily closed and did not work. Among those who continued to work, the best occupancy results were achieved in Kharkiv and Kyiv with a pronounced tendency to higher occupancy – up to 40% – on business days,” Hotel Matrix Project Manager Olha Mischenko told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to Hotel Matrix analysts, Lviv holds the lead for the second month in all indicators. The Average Daily Room Rate (ADR) of the city is almost equal to Kharkiv (UAH 2,236 and UAH 2,222). At the same time, as for RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room), Lviv was 14% ahead of Kharkiv with UAH 781. ADR in Kyiv hotels was UAH 1,609, Odesa – UAH 1,397. RevPAR was UAH 370 and UAH 269, respectively.
“Lviv reached high occupancy levels not only during the Christmas holidays, but also after the lockdown period. The minimum occupancy value of 10% was recorded on January 10 and 17 in Odesa, the highest – 76% – on January 2 in Lviv,” Mischenko said.
Hotel Matrix launched in May 2020 is a web product of hotel analytics, developed by specialists from Poland and Ukraine. Now 150 hotels are connected to Hotel Matrix.
International hotel operator Accor (France) plans to open a second Ibis hotel in Lviv in 2021.
The Ibis Lviv hotel will be located in the city center, according to the company’s press release published by PRNewswire.
Earlier in April 2019, the Lviv City Council agreed on urban planning conditions and restrictions for the design, construction and reconstruction of a building located at 23A, Ivana Franko Street.
According to Zaxid.net with reference to Chief Architect of Lviv Yulian Chaplynsky, on the site of the former Charivnytsia beauty salon at 23A, Ivana Franka Street, it is planned to open a hotel of the Ibis chain of AccorHotels. The facility will become the fourth in the Ibis chain in Ukraine and the second hotel of the AccorHotels operator in Lviv.
According to the newspaper, the height of the building will not be raised, and office premises will be arranged on the technical fifth floor.
As reported, Accor has also signed a management agreement for the Swissotel Living hotel located at 13, Liuteranska Street in the Pechersky District of Kyiv, which is scheduled to open in 2021-2022.
The Accor Group, one of the world’s leading hotel operators, opened the first Novotel-branded hotel in Lille, France in 1967.
In Ukraine, AccorHotels operates three-star Ibis hotels in Kyiv, Ibis Styles and Gruner in Lviv, five-star Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kyiv, and Mercure Kyiv Congress Hotel. In addition, one hotel managed by Accor is located in Odesa – MGallery Hôtel de Paris.
As of 2020, some 26,500 IT specialists work in Lviv, 80% of whom are technical specialists, according to the IT Research 5.0 industry study conducted by the Fama research agency at the request of Lviv IT Cluster.
According to the study, as of 2020, some 492 IT companies operate in Lviv, which is 7% more than a year earlier (461 companies). At the same time, 45 IT companies closed their offices in 2020.
At the same time, the number of Lviv IT specialists in the current year has also increased – up to 26,500 (24,000-25,000 in 2019) despite the fact that 16.7% of IT companies laid off part of technical workers in the first half of 2020, and 38.9% laid off part of non-technical workers.
The average wage of an IT specialist in Lviv in 2020, according to the study, was $ 2,080, despite the fact that 44% of IT companies reduced income of their employees in the first half of 2020.
“Among the companies surveyed, absolutely all switched to remote work in the first half of 2020, of which 22% partially and 78% fully. Moreover, 78% of companies as of November 2020 partially returned workers to their offices,” the report says.
According to IT Research 5.0, in 2020 the average age of developers in Lviv is 29 years, while last year the figure was less – 28 years. According to the qualification level, the distribution is as follows: the share of Junior specialists – 24%, Middle – 38% and Senior – 38%.
The IT Research 5.0 study was conducted by the Fama research agency based on a survey of IT professionals and companies about the impact of the coronavirus on their activities and costs, expert interviews with the top managers of Lviv IT companies and statistical data.
Alfa-Bank (Kyiv) on December 18 opened the AHUB co-working space with a conference room for educational and business events, meeting rooms and multimedia spaces in the center of Lviv, according to the website of the financial institution.
“AHUB is a space for work and meetings of Alfa-Bank clients. This is a place that can replace an office or a meeting room for someone … We immediately announce the opening of AHUB in Kyiv next year,” the executive director of Alfa-Bank, Olha Fylypenko, said.
According to the press service of the bank, AHUB covers an area of 326 square meters and is located in a building rented by Alfa-Bank on Rynok Square, which also houses a bank branch.
It is indicated that in addition to access to the business space, AHUB offers an educational program, in particular thematic offline and online events with the possibility of remote access to them.
In addition, the AHUB has a relax room, a stress room and a bar, the report says.
