Of Ukrainians who plan to take a vacation this year, about half plan to vacation in Ukraine,

according a telephone survey of 2,104 people taken in mid-May. With summer approaching, 53% said they planned to take a vacation in Ukraine. Of this group, 44.5% plan to travel outside their home region. The top regions cited were: Odesa, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhia and Lviv. The survey was conducted by Operative Sociology company and presented yesterday at a press conference with Oleksandr Tkachenko, Culture and Information Policy Minister.