Security of tourism and hospitality as a component of Ukraine’s national security

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the role and place of tourism and hospitality security in Ukraine’s national security system, to define its administrative and legal foundations, structural elements, and socio-economic significance in the context of implementing the state policy of sustainable development. The work emphasises the significance of developing a comprehensive security concept for the tourism industry and the hospitality sector as a whole, as a prerequisite for social stability, economic growth, and the protection of Ukraine’s national interests in the context of contemporary global challenges.

The study summarises theoretical approaches to the interpretation of tourism and hospitality security in legal, social, technical, and economic dimensions; analyses contemporary scientific works on the mechanisms of state regulation and security of tourism and hospitality activities, threats, and risks faced by the industry during a large-scale war; and summarises factors, risks and threats affecting the functioning of tourism and hospitality. Particular attention is paid to the regulatory and legal aspects of ensuring tourism safety, as well as the role of state institutions in forecasting threats, coordinating actions, organizing crisis response, and protecting the rights of tourists. The provisions of Ukraine's strategic documents are summarized, in particular, regarding the determination of directions and principles for ensuring national and tourism security.

The conclusions emphasise that tourism and hospitality are complex objects of state security policy, the effectiveness of which depends on the coordination of actions of all actors – the state, business, society, and tourists. The need to expand the concept of “tourism and hospitality sector security”, to take into account the interests of all stakeholders and to define clear criteria for assessing its status, is justified. Prospects for further research lie in the development of an integrated tourism safety monitoring system, the improvement of state regulatory mechanisms, and the establishment of a model of partnership between the state and the private sector to enhance the sustainability of tourism and hospitality.