Features of the current state of the tourist infrastructure in Dubno
Authors: Slashchuk Andrii , Bernadska Halyna 
Published: February 2022

Tourist infrastructure (TI) is a leading force in the development of tourism in the region or city. TI should ensure a comfortable stay for tourists. There is no single accepted statement of tourist infrastructure; each scientist interprets this notion in his way. The tourist infrastructure includes accommodation and catering, transport and gas stations, tourism businesses, leisure and entertainment establishments, sports facilities, banking institutions, souvenir shops, and other household, and service facilities.
Dubno has unique historical and cultural monuments, which are crucial factors in the formation of tourist infrastructure. Dubno State Historical and Cultural Reserve, which includes 29 sites of national and local importance, is worth to be noted.
Dubno Castle is the most popular tourist attraction in the city. The tourist infrastructure here is represented by souvenir shops, a cafe, and terrace with a barbeque grill, a 3D cinema, and a wedding tent. Annually Dubno Castle is visited by 159,500 tourists (2019), including 1,701 foreign tourists, 66,348 Ukrainians, 24,574 pupils, and students. Dubno State Historical and Cultural Reserve is one of the most visited sites in Rivne region.
Tourist businesses are one of the main components of the tourist infrastructure in the city. There are more than 10 tour operators in Dubno. The most in-demand are travel agency “Asterias Tour”, travel agency “ARV”, TA “RoksiTour”, TA “Granat Tour”, travel agency “Merydian”, TA “More Turiv”. Travel agencies in Dubno offer a wide range of travel services: tours around the world, individual and group tours abroad and around Ukraine, excursion programs, health resort tours, wedding tours, outdoor activities, and so on.
Another key component of the tourist infrastructure is the hotel and restaurant business. As of the beginning of 2020, there are 4 hotels in the city with a total number of 75 beds. There are 38 hotel rooms of different categorization.
The restaurant business in Dubno has 66 units, including 33 cafes, 5 cafeterias, 8 restaurants, 20 bars, as well as a dining room and pizzeria [1]. The total number of seats is about 1890.
Restaurants, as well as hotels, are mainly concentrated in the central part of the city, near the castle and other historical, cultural or recreational places.
The core indicators of the city’s tourist infrastructure include transport and communication infrastructure. Dubno is located at the intersection of two important highways: Kyiv - Chop and Domanovo - Kovel - Chernivtsi - Terebleche. The city has a well-developed road and railway network, nearby is (45.0 km) Rivne International Airport.
Leisure and recreation facilities are no less significant component of the city’s tourist infrastructure. In order to meet the cultural needs of the population in the city, there is 1 museum, 5 libraries and 5 various parks.
The banking system in the city is quite developed. As of October 1, 2020, there were 5 bank affiliates, 14 banking facilities and 19 ATMs in the city. The city has the following bank branches: State Savings Bank of Ukraine, or Oschadbank (6), Privatbank (5), Idea Bank (1), Ukrsibbank (1), Ukrgasbank (1). The structure of ATMs is as follows: State Savings Bank of Ukraine, or Oschadbank (6), Privatbank (5), Ukrsibbank (2), Ukrgasbank (2), Raiffeisen Bank Aval (2), Alfa Bank (1), Ukreximbank (1).
Therefore, the degree of the tourist infrastructure formation in Dubno is quite significant. Further development and improvement of the existing means of tourist infrastructure will help to upgrade the tourist attractiveness of the city, which will lead to an increase the number of tourists and economic growth.