Tourism is one of the kinds of business which dynamically develops in Czech Republic. In 2000 104,25 million tourists from abroad arrived in the Czech Republic. Only in January - August 2001 69,7 million visitors came in Czechia with the purpose of tourism. According to the data issued by The Czech National Bank, the foreign currency revenue from tourism for the indicated period reached 1,3 billion USD, which represents about 4,8 per cent of the GDP).

          Tourism and business, connected with it, such as travels, hotel and restaurant business, transportation services, tourist exhibitions etc. are widly developed in the Czech Republic. For the last years in the Czech Republic 10 329 legal and natural persons    , which tender the tourist services, on the base of zhivnostensky list were registered. However, under some data, today is actively working no more than 1 300 of them.

          After above-mantioned changes 992 enteties of tourist business (i.e. travel agencies and natural persons, equated to them(as of August 2001)worked in the market of the Czech Republic. 194 of them are working in Prague. From above-stated quantity of travel agencies only in 0,4 per cent of them work more than 100 persons . Thus, it is possible to say, that in tourist business structure of the Czech Republic prerogativ belongs to small firms and natural persons-businessmen. The statistical the data testify that from 992 enteties of tourist business only 45 per cent make the legal persons, when the rest 55 per cent are the natural persons.

          The well advertised tourist activity of the Czech tourist business enteties tenders tours, practically, to all countries of the world.
          Tourism in the Czech Republic is consolidated in a lot of affiliations and professional unions. A lot the exhibitions, seminars and conferences are regularly carried out by the tourist business enteties of Czechia, most of them have professional periodicals.

• Such visa is possible to obtain only outside the Czech Republic in Consulate of Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine (or in other country, with which Czechia has diplomatic relations).

• The visa with the purpose of tourism is issued by Consular offices if the person has the the tourist voucher and tickets to the Czech Republic.

• The tourist voucher can be obtained in Ukrainian or Czech travel agencies.

• Travel agencies, which one have a reference (Registration) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, can promote in obtaining the visas to their clients. Together with applications about granting of the visas to the clients, is necessary to append document confirming the payment for the voucher and contacts on the Czech partners (travel agencies, hotels etc.).

• For individual tourism document confirming sufficient financial resources for the stayin the Czech Republic is obligatory.

• As a rule, the visa is issued for 30 days with a capability to prolong it (already in the Czech Republic) on the same term.

• Therevis no visa fee for children under 15 years of age. For other the cost of the visa is determined by consular offices and is about 1000 CZK (25-30 USD). Payment for visa implements in USD in cash.

• original travel document (Passport).
• 3 photographs.

• The filled out and signed form (gives Consular department of Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine).

• Accommodation of the foreigners, who have arrived with the purpose of urism, in case they are the clients of travel agencies and have vouchers, does not require comments .

• Other (so-called unorganized tourists) may accommodate in numerous hotels, motels, campings etc. of the Czech Republic. However it is necessary to remember, that accommodation during the tourist season demands preliminary reservation. The last may be done with by the help of Internet directly on the hotel servers of the Czech Republic.

• Accommodation cost depends on the season of year, locale, city, comfort etc. Accommodqtion cost, for example in Prague (for one person) can range:
       - In two-stars hotels 10-20 USD per day;
       - In three-stars hotels 20-50 USD per day;
       - In four-stars hotels of 55- 200 USD per day.

• The accommodation of the tourists is possible at a private sector too.

• The foreign tourist can sign the agreement of medical insurance in country of the permanent residence.

• In case of absance of the agreement foreign tourist can sign the agreement of medical insurance with a local insurer in the Czech Republic.

• The short-term agreement, for example with VZP of the Czech Republic and cost of an one day insurance policy will make:
       - 30 CZK (or 0,8 USD) for the tourists from 0 till 69 years of age;
       - 70 CZK (or 1,8 USD) for the tourists from 70 till 79 years of age;
       - 105 CZK (or 2,8 USD) for the tourists from 79 + years of age;
       - 26 CZK (or 0,7 USD) for tour groups (from 3 persones).