Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade intends in the near future to include international tourism standards in the state plan of standardization.
“The state standardization plan in late May will include 12 international and European standards in the sector of tourism and hospitality,” the director of the ministry’s tourism and resorts department, Ivan Lyptuha, wrote on his Facebook page.
According to him, the decision was made on May 18, 2016 at a joint meeting of the profile department and the technical regulation department of the ministry with the heads of technical committees and national standardization authority UkrNDNC.
“The implementation of common international standards ISO and EN will allow to improve the quality of services in the tourism sector, contribute to the transparency of permitting and licensing systems, reduce corruption risks, as well as allow to more effectively protect the rights of tourism services consumers,” the expert said.
