Vorokhta, Urych included in list of best tourist villages according to UN Tourism 2024

13:58, 15.11.2024 2 min read

Two villages from Ukraine for the first time entered the list of 55 best tourist villages in the world in 2024 according to the global initiative of UN Tourism, the press service of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine reports.

Head of the Tourism Agency Maryana Oleskiv noted that the inclusion of Ukrainian villages in this list opens up positive prospects for the nominees. "Urych and Vorokhta will not only receive mentoring from UN Tourism and potential financial support from foreign donors, but will also attract attention to their cultural, natural and gastronomic riches of both Ukrainian and foreign travelers," the head of the agency emphasized.

As reported, in early May 2024, the Ukrainian Tourism Agency sent a package of documents from five Ukrainian villages - Vorokhta, Zelena Roscha, Kvasy, Olyka and Urych - to UN Tourism. The applications of Ukrainian contestants were selected by representatives of the Advisory Council from more than 260 participants from more than 60 countries. The winners were announced at the 122nd session of the Executive Council of the United Nations Tourism Organization, which was held in Cartagena (Colombia). Official awards for Urych and Vorokhta will be brought to Ukraine from Colombia by representatives of UN Tourism - Director of External Relations Beka Jakeli and Director of the European Region Cordula Wohlmuter. The winners will be awarded on November 28 at the third National Tourism Summit in Lviv.

UN Tourism launched the global initiative The Best Tourism Villages in 2021.