The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the travel market beyond recognition. But don't be scared: it did not vanish, the travel market continues to develop!

In the podcast, we taste Eastern Europe talking to local entrepreneurs, officials, and other experts about how the region's tourism adapts to the demands of time and what it has to offer travel seekers.

Our today's topic is Odesa's tourism: how it changes and adapts to new challenges. We tasted this topic with Tetiana Markova, head of the department of culture and tourism in the Odesa city council

Here are the timeframes of our talk:

1:20-2:50 - A review of affairs with tourism in Odesa during the time of the pandemic

2:50-3:39 - The thoughts about challenges in front of Odesa's tourism, how it adapts to the pandemic, and what can offer tourists in 2021

3:39-5:16 - Why should tourists visit Odesa

5:16-6:30 - How Odesa's tourism change in areas of mobility, tourism infrastructure, sustainability, and green tourism

6:30-7:29 - Reflections about is there a place for tourism in the pandemic world

7:29-8:34 - How Odesa proves to tourists that it is not just about the sea

8:34-9:41 - Talk about adopting international experience in saving the tourism industry during the pandemic

9:41-10:37 - Why a tourist shall choose Odesa and not other seaside resorts (for example, Turkey, Greece, Georgia)