The presentation will provide a status update on Ukraine’s tourism industry, destination attractiveness, the current situation during the war, and the vision of the Ukraine Government for recovery; to create pent up travel demand for Ukraine.
The first of its kind seminar on the country’s vital tourism sector, a key segment of the Ukrainian economy, will be delivered by Mariana Oleskiv, the Chairperson and head of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD). The presentation is delivered virtually only during GTFF on April 28, 2023. The presentation precedes a short film of the country’s tourism regions, and current environment.
GTFF 2023, hosted by the City of North Bay, Ontario, will be held April 28-30, 2023, features Films, Documentaries and Shorts coupled with Destination Seminars and Workshops by a variety of Ontario and International Tourism Boards.
GTFF is a Film Festival presenting films which have the power to raise awareness about the vital role destinations play in the success of cinema and television. GTFF, a world-first nomadic Tourism Film Festival, is produced to be held in support of tourism destinations and local economies dependent on tourism. A portion of Festival profits are donated to sustainable tourism initiatives.