6. Suggested topics for graduation theses

The scope of topics for a Master and Specialist theses is as follows:

1) the range of problems:

theoretical, methodical, scientific and practical principles, legal forms of business activity, creation, organisation, formation, development, improvement, factors, assessment, resources, types and stages of economic performance or events in the sphere of tourism economy; peculiarities, prospects of trends and patterns of operation of a tourism market; economic, investment, innovative, productive, logistical, marketing activities in the tourism industry;

2) the list of recommended subject areas:

1. Activities of international organisations in the field of tourism.

2. Activities of multinational companies in the field of tourism.

3. Activities of national organisations in the field of tourism.

4. Administrative regulation of tourism in Ukraine.

5. Certification of tourism services in Ukraine.

6. Controlling at a tourism enterprise.

7. Corporate culture as a factor of competitiveness of tourism enterprises.

8. Creation of artificial objects of tourist interest.

9. Creation of virtual tourist facilities.

10. Current state and prospects of development of archaeological sites in Ukraine.

11. Current state and prospects of development of castles and fortresses in Ukraine.

12. Current state and prospects of development of green and rural tourism in Ukraine.

13. Current state and prospects of development of reserves and national parks in Ukraine.

14. Current state and prospects of development of social tourism in Ukraine.

15. Development of an advertising campaign for tourism enterprises.

16. Development of an advertising campaign for hotels.

17. Development of culinary tours.

18. Development of marketing initiatives aimed at the stimulation of domestic tourism.

19. Direct, indirect and induced effects of tourism on the national economy.

20. Economic efficiency evaluation in tourism.

21. Employment in the hospitality industry.

22. Employment in the tourism industry.

23. Improvement of the estimation technique of a tourist enterprise activity.

24. Evaluation of the effectiveness of projects in the field of tourism.

25. Experience of leading countries in creating tourist complexes.

26. Formation of the national tourism industry competitiveness.

27. Formation of a tourism region competitiveness.

28. Formation of a tourist enterprise competitiveness.

29. Formation of the national transport network and its role in the tourism infrastructure support.

30. Free economic zones as the way of stimulation of tourism development.

31. Geography of tourist countries by types of tourism.

32. Global distribution networks in the tourism industry.

33. Indirect regulation of international tourist flows.

34. Information technologies in the tourism industry.

35. Innovation management as a way of creating competitive advantages at tourism enterprises.

36. Integrated business structures in tourism: background, current state and prospects of development.

37. International cooperation of Ukraine in the field of tourism.

38. International hotel chains operation.

39. Internet communications in the tourism industry.

40. Intersectoral and interregional relations estimation in the field of tourism.

41. Investment policy in the hospitality industry.

42. Investment policy in the tourism industry.

43. A logistic approach to the management of tourist flows.

44. A logistic approach to the management of the tourist infrastructure.

45. Information security in the tourism industry.

46. Modelling of the tourism industry development.

47. Major tourist resources of a country / region: concepts, methods of assessment, approaches to use.

48. Managing tourism potential of small towns.

49. Marketing communications in tourism.

50. Marketing policy of hotel chains in Ukraine.

51. Methods of analysis of accommodation enterprises.

52. Methods of analysis of companies that provide specialised travel services.

53. Methods of analysis of travel agents.

54. Methods of analysis of travel operators.

55. Methods of assessment of ecological impact of tourism.

56. Methods of assessment of social impacts of tourism.

57. Methods of stimulation of inbound tourism in Ukraine.

58. Positioning of small business in the tourism market.

59. Problems of interrelations between intermediaries and tourism enterprises.

60. Problems of interrelations between the main players in the tourism industry.

61. Prospects for adventure tourism in Ukraine.

62. Prospects for functioning of booking systems and related services in the world.

63. Prospects for functioning of booking systems and related services in Ukraine.

64. Prospects for functioning of ski resorts in Ukraine.

65. Prospects for innovative types of tourism.

66. Prospects for the creation of artificial resort and recreational facilities.

67. Prospects for the creation of entertaining tourist complexes in Ukraine.

68. Prospects for the creation of resort and recreational facilities in Ukraine.

69. Prospects for the use of geographic information technologies in tourism.

70. Recreology as a science: the subject, methods, main fields of research.

71. Regionalisation in the world tourism market.

72. Renewal of the historical and cultural potential of a region as one of the areas of the tourism policy.

73. Safety management in tourism.

74. Scientific principles of sustainable tourism and prospects for their practical implementation.

75. Service quality management in hotels.

76. Service quality management in restaurants.

77. State and regional programmes of tourism development.

78. Strategic management in the hospitality industry.

79. Strategic management in the tourism industry.

80. Strategies of a restaurant development.

81. The strategy of tourism development in Ukraine.

82. Sustainable development as a scientific paradigm.

83. Taxation in the field of tourism.

84. The economic security of a state in international tourism.

85. The impact of globalisation on the functioning of the world and national tourism markets.

86. The main methods of control of tourist flows.

87. The mechanism of state regulation of the tourism industry.

88. The peculiarities of beach tourism organisation.

89. The peculiarities of business planning for tourism enterprises.

90. The peculiarities of representation of trade in tourism products in the country's balance of payments.

91. The peculiarities of functioning of the global tourism industry.

92. The peculiarities of multinational projects in tourism.

93. The peculiarities of organizing summer camps for children and youth.

94. The peculiarities of package tours organisation.

95. The peculiarities of recreational facilities maintenance.

96. The peculiarities of ski resorts management.

97. The peculiarities of SPA-complexes management.

98. The peculiarities of tourist trips containing intangible cultural monuments.

99. The process of creating new tourism types: preconditions, the main stages of development, significance for the industry.

100. The role of financial institutions in the tourism industry development.

101. The use of electronic payment systems in tourism.

102. The use of national culinary traditions at hotel and restaurant complexes.

103. The use of the latest technologies in cartography.

104. Tourismology as a science: the subject, methods, main fields of research.

105. Tourist activity as part of socio-economic development of a region.

106. Training professionals in the field of tourism.

107. Transboundary cooperation in tourism.

108. Uncontrolled development of the tourism industry: reasons, consequences and ways to minimize the negative impact.

109. Visa formalities as one of the instruments of administrative regulation of international tourist flows.

110. World experience of tourist services certification.

An application sample for a thesis topic choice is presented in Annex I.