TY - JOUR AU - Arkhiiereiev, Sergii AU - Baranova, Valeria AU - Varava, Kateryna PY - 2019/10/07 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Development of balneological tourism in Ukraine JF - The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series: International Relations. Economics. Country Studies. Tourism JA - IRECST VL - 0 IS - 9 SE - Country studies. Tourism DO - 10.26565/2310-9513-2019-9-19 UR - https://periodicals.karazin.ua/irtb/article/view/14466 SP - 153-163 AB - The article deals with reaserch of the development of balneological tourism in Ukraine. The theoretical and methodological bases of the territorial organization of balneo resorts and functioning of the institutions of balneological tourism are highlighted. The estimation of activity of sanatorium and spa establishments of balneological specialization is given. The present state of the development of balneological tourism in Ukraine is analyzed. The subject of the study is the development of the country's balneological tourism, its condition and place in the system of the sanatorium and health complex of Ukraine. The purpose is to analyze the development of balneological tourism, assess the infrastructure and activities of balneological institutions. Task: description of resource base and territorial organization of balneological tourism in Ukraine; assessment of the infrastructure of balneo tourism in Ukraine; the analysis of the activity of the institution of balneological tourism. Common scientific methods are used: synthesis and analysis - to determine the peculiarities of the development of balneo tourism in Ukraine, the tabular method - for the compilation and grouping of analytical data, the method of graphical representation of information - for generalization and popularization of statistical data, mathematical modeling. The results of the study confirm the reduction of the tourist inflow with the health-improving purpose in Ukraine, the reduction of balneological tourism establishments, and the reduction of the quality of services provided in these institutions. Conclusion: insufficient development of the market of balneological tourism in Ukraine, ineffective use of resource potential, weak level of material and technical base. ER -