Cui Z. Geospatial organization of military tourism in Ukraine (on the example of World War II monuments)

The study is devoted to the peculiarities of geospatial analysis of tourist flows in Ukraine and the organization of the tourism business and infrastructure of domestic military tourism (on the example of World War II monuments). The paper defines the scientific categories and considers the methodology for studying the geospatial organization of military tourism. The geographical analysis of tourist flows of military tourism in Ukraine in the context of regional study of the resource base of military tourism on the example of the monuments of the Second World War of 1939-1945 is carried out, and the level of its tourist load is investigated. The paper analyzes the business potential of using military tourism in Ukraine, the possibilities of attracting foreign tourists from the People's Republic of China, threats and opportunities for its further development. For the first time, the regional specificity of military tourism in Ukraine is outlined on the example of World War II monuments in Kyiv and Kyiv region, a strategy for the development of military tourism in Ukraine is developed and proposed, the target audience of military tourism in Ukraine and China is identified, the areas of application of military tourism and obstacles to its development are outlined. The main scientific result of the dissertation is the development of specific proposals for improving the geospatial organization of the tourism business and military tourism infrastructure in Ukraine on the example of World War II monuments. The work aims to explore the possibilities of attracting tourists from China to visit the monuments of the Second World War in Ukraine and to promote international cooperation in the field of tourism, as well as to improve the publicity of military tourism in Ukraine.