About me
I was born on February, 15th, 1973 in Kyiv.
1990 - finished Kyiv secondary school No. 33 with a Silver medal.
Since 1991 in travel business.
1994 - elaborated the concept of creation of Free Economic Zones - Inter Ports in Ukraine for Slid & Co Ltd.
1994 - established a first travel company "Siesta", but didn't work for it.
1997 - has finished the Kyiv River Transport Institute of the Odessa Sea Academy on a speciality "Transport management". A theme of the degree project - "Development of tourism on Dnipro River".
1999-2000 - elaborated the concept of the youth hostels in Ukraine creation (there are more than 200 hostels in Ukraine for this moment).
2008-2009 - co-author of the concept for preparation of Ukrainian youth travel infrastructure to UEFA Euro 2012.
2009 - author and developer of online booking system Toursnlodging.com.
2009 - elaborated the concept of the eco-lodges in Ukraine creation.
2012 - elaborated the concept of the Euro campings network in Ukraine creation and business plan for a pilot Euro camping.
2012 - started activity of travel & hospitality consulting for Ukrainian and foreign businessmen.
January 2015 - moved to Israel.
From April 2015 - elaborating and developing international start-up "Trip4Zero".
June 2017 - Relocated to Kyiv.
Testimonials
"When I met Alex, he was a one of the top five experts in the field of tourism and hospitality in Ukraine. He created and led companies and startups, led the All-Ukrainian non-profit organization. As his business consultant, I can say that after moving to Israel, in my opinion, he is one of the most valuable professionals here. He is very knowledgeable, creative, responsible and focused on the success. Any hotel or travel project acquire very valuable manager in the face of Alex."
Igor Pe'er, Founder & CEO, Be Next IT - Open Innovation Startup School & Incubator (Israel)
"I know Alexander since a long time and can recommend him as a very positive person full of high energy, motivation and bright ideas. Alexander will be a reliable business partner whom you may trust."
Yuriy Terentyev, Chairman of Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU)
"We have recommended Alexander to project owners and investors as CEO to uConcierge - the largest online travel startup in Ukraine. As head of the project, Alexander soon showed himself as a top manager of the highest level, organising the work and creating an operating command "from scratch". He showed the deepest knowledge of the travel and hospitality market and business, a good knowledge of IT and rallied a team of associates who have laid contractual, operational and marketing base of the project. Alexander contributed to the successful financing of the project, creating a business model and doing business planning for foreign banks and private investors. We strongly recommend Alexander as an international specialist in management, consulting and marketing."
Andriy Krutko, CEO & Co-founder at JayaDigital (Ukraine)
“We have worked together with Alexander on some international cooperation projects in field of tourism. He has been always very correct and reliable partner. I hope I will have the possibility to develop cooperation with Alexander in the future.”
Vladimir Spasov, Ministry of economy, energy and tourism (Bulgaria)