1. 23 years experience in travel, hospitality & IT business. Author of the concept of creation of Free Economic Zones - Inter Ports in Ukraine (1994), concept of the youth hostels in Ukraine creation (1999-2000) as well as concept of the national Eco lodges network (2010). Co-author of the concept for youth tourist infrastructure development in Ukraine for Euro 2012. Author of the project for the National Camping Network development (2012).

2. Working languages - English, Russian, Ukrainian. Hebrew is on the beginning level

3. Developer of IT technologies in travel sphere. Author of a number of tours in Ukraine and other countries.

4. Global consulting for foreign and local businessman, hotels, restaurants and land owners to start /develop a travel, hospitality or restaurant business in Ukraine, Israel and other countries.

Specialties:
- Competitive analysis
- Business planning & development
- IT-management & marketing
- Startup management

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new interesting people and visit new countries.

Interests

Music, travelling, cuisine, football, pets

• pets
• writing
• traveling
• music
• camping
• soccer
• business
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

I like rock-n-roll, punck, blues, comedy & historical movies, fantasy books of Bulgakov, Panov, Lukianenko etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am a "father" of the hostel movement in Ukraine

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my experience in the travel & hospitality sphere

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Israel, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Ukraine