Kiev 2005: Bytsko official travel company

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NTU selected Bytsko Travel Company as the official travel partner for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. BYTSKO will accommodate the official delegations for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest

Earlier, NTU asked the State Committee for Tourism to give a recommendation concerning the best travel agencies of the country. After receiving 10 proposed candidacies, selection criteria were determined. The criteria:

– A license to carry out travel activities
– Experience in reception of large groups during the last three years in Ukraine
– Number of employees
– Availability of airline and railway booking offices
– Membership in IATA (International Air Transport Association)
– Telephone capacity and availability of employees speaking foreign languages

After examination of all candidates, their competence and proposals, Bytsko was appointed as the official travel agency. One of the deciding factors for appointing this company was its experience and recommendation of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe). Bytsko has been cooperating with the OSCE since 1999 and attended to the OSCE mission during parliamentary elections in 2002 and presidential elections in 2004 (500-1500 people at the same time). During the presidential elections of 2004, Bytsko attended to the ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organisations) international observers.