In a sign that hotel owners see a tourism turnaround for Kyiv, “up to seven hotels in central Kyiv are for sale by their current owners,”

In a sign that hotel owners see a tourism turnaround for Kyiv, “up to seven hotels in central Kyiv are for sale by their current owners,” says Terry Pickard, chairman of the Pickard realty group. Next month, Europe’s largest discount airline, Ryanair, starts flying from Berlin to Kyiv, followed in October by Ryanair flights from London to Kyiv. Radisson and Best Western hotel groups are looking for properties in Kyiv. Mohammed Zahoor, owner of the Marriott Renaissance brand hotel on Volodymyrska, is looking for an investment partner for his long-stalled renovation project. At Taras Shevchenko 4, work has accelerated on renovating the St. Petersburg Hotel. This should reopen next year, returning 50 three star rooms to central Kyiv.