State governance/2. Modern technologies of current

 

 Klimenko V.I, Tymrienko A.V.

Vinnitsa Institute of Trade and Economics of KNTEU, Ukraine

 

Certification of services in tourist industry

 

 Tourism and hotel industry plays an important role in an economy of every country.  Its stake in the world national income - 3, 8%, 7% of general investments, almost 11% of world consumer charges, 5% of all tax receipts, more than 8% of world commodity exports, almost the third of world service trade.

This industry is developing very actively at present it needs standardization (table 1) and certification of commodities, activities, services.

The state system of standardization in the field of tourist activity is directed of:

-                    defence of interests of users and connected with the   safety of tourism, life and health of citizens, protection of environment;

-                    classification of tourist resources of Ukraine, providing  their protection, establishment maximum of the possible use of  on the objects of cultural heritage and environment;

-                    improvement of activities , commodities of services  to meet consumer needs;

-                    providing safety of places  of interest, taking into account the risk   catastrophes and other dangerous natural situations and tehnodisasters ;

-                    interchangeability and compatibility of commodities, activities and services, and their standardization;

-                    creation of normative base of functioning of the systems of standardization and certification of commodities, activities, services;

Certification of commodities, activities and services in tourist industry is carried out with the following   purpose:

1) prevention of providing commodities, activities, services, dangerous for the life, health of people, property and environment;

2) assistance to the users in the conscious choice of commodities, activities, services ;

3) providing   obligatory norms, rules, requirements in relation of protection of natural environment, use of natural resources and provision of ecological safety;

Table 1

Certification of tourist services in Ukraine

Sector of standardization

Concrete standards

Standards  of physical object to the requirements of classification of hotels, bases, beds, breakfasts, guest houses

ДТСУ4268:2003 «Послуги туристичні. Засоби розміщення туристів. Загальні вимоги»

 

Standards of services of hotels, campsites, recreation centers,  residences in educational establishments

ДСТУ 4281:2004«Заклади ресторанного господарства. Класифікація»

 

Standards from inbounot tourism

-

Standards for preserves, parks, restaurants, offices, and the like

ДСТУ 30335-95 «Послуги населенню. Терміни і визначення»

Standards for an the personnel

ДСТУ 30524-97

«Громадське харчування. Вимоги до обслуговуючого персоналу»

Standards for establishments of restaurant industry

ДТСУ4268:2003 «Послуги туристичні. Засоби розміщення туристів. Загальні вимоги»

 

Standards  of museum industry

-

Standards for motor transport passenger transportations

ДСТУ 2610- 94 «Пасажирські та автомобільні перевезення. Терміни та визначення »

Standards for international air traffic

 

Стандарти  IATA

 

4) harmonization of standards of norms and rules with international standards,  recommendations,  norms,  rules, connected with the requirements to the places  of interest and tourist services, co-operation of touroperators, use of  limited tourist resources, quality and types of tourist services;       

List of tourist services, that are subject to obligatory certification connected with the safety of life and health of people, security of their property and defence of environment, order of conducting of certification of services in the field of tourist activity are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine according to the law. The confirmation of accordance of tourist services is carried out in accordance with established procedure.

Lately voluntarily certification of tourist enterprises is getting more popular. Principles of voluntarily certification of touragency already has been used in many developed countries of EU. It requires minimum obligatory certification, directed at providing the safety of tourists. Voluntarily (nonstate) certification is conducted by public organizations. It aims to improve the quality of services.

The Association of the leaders of tourist business of Ukraine began the introduction of the program of voluntarily certification of tourist agencies. Agencies which will be certificated will get a special sign – «Sign of quality of the Association of leaders of tourist business of Ukraine» and will be   registed by the Association of leaders of its business of Ukraine, as the ones, that provide high-quality tourist services .

Voluntarily certification is a substantial factor of improving of the tourist market in Ukraine.

 

Literaturen:

1.     Дехтярь Г.М. Лицензирование и сертификация в туризме. М.: Финансы и статистика, 2003. -  256 с.

2.     Ефремова М.В. Основы технологии туристского бизнеса – М.: Ось-89, 2005.

3.     www.retourism.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pi of dtverdgennya accordance of tourist services is carried out in accordance with established procedure.