Press
Walks at the tank for replenishment of Ukrainian Army's budget
Would you like to drive tank, fly on military fighter or try your talents as a gunner with grenade launcher?
Magazine WHAT'S ON 6-12,10. 2000 No. 33r
Big Boys Toys War Tourism Explodes in Ukraine
"…It's dubbed 'War Tourism' by the people behind it, and the concept is simple: Do you, for example, want to drive a tank, blast off a few anti-tank rockets, unload an AK47 on moving targets, or perhaps fly in a MIG?
Newspaper "Fakty" (Facts) 21.09.2000 No.173 (p. 2)
"Henceforth everybody can fly up into the sky in a supersonic fighter"
An unusual type of tourism has appeared in Ukraine. It is called military tourism. Henceforth every civilian can become, for the day, a fighter pilot, brave tank driver or accurate gunner.
Newspaper "Delovaya nedelya" (Business week) 20.10.2000 No.22
"Grow up"
It is very difficult to amaze the modern tourist and competition makes travel companies look for original ideas. One of them - military tourism - offers well-to-do persons the chance to experience the atmosphere of combat with "action as close to fighting as possible".
Magazine "Mezhdunarodniy Tourism" (International Tourism)10-11.2000 No.5 (p.91)
"First military tours established"
Tourism offers many extreme things, but this is something really original! On September 22 near Kyiv at the Desnyanskiy firing range was a presentation of military tours, the first such tours in Ukraine (quite possible in this part of the world)..
Newspaper "Narodna armiya" (Popular Army) 29.09.2000 No.149
"Nagan" - for $2 or tank - for $300"
Life is a game. The fashion for venturesome games has been prevailing in the world for quite some time already.
Newspaper "Presidentskiy vestnik" (President's herald) 21-27.10. 2000 No.17 (p. 28)
"Fighters at your service"
In one of his fantasy novels Robert Shekly offered an old but efficient method of fighting the innate aggression of homosapiens. He described a game with the unoriginal name of Hunting.
Travel newspaper "Terra Tavrika" 11.2000, No.11(62) (p.20)
"Military games for real men"
This year autumn was marked by the appearance of an exclusive military project organized by Defence Ministry, Ukrspetsexport company, and Alaris travel company from Kyiv and dubbed military tourism…
Newspaper "Golos Ukrainy" (The Voice of Ukraine) 26.09.2000 No. 174 (p. 3)
"Rest in military fashion - any pleasure for your money"
…Fans of army attributes and the military way of life can taste soldier's kasha and "experience the feel of a rank-and-file soldier's everyday life".
Newspaper "Galitskie Kontrakti" 9-15.10.2000 No.41 (p. 29)
"The most expensive way to feel like a real man"
…It seems that the offer of ALARIS company is really one of a kind. In the past in the Russian press there were mentions of similar commercial projects -
Newspaper "Segodnya" (Today 25.09.2000 No.168 (p.2)
"$ 300 per cannon shot"
Last year in Italy it became fashionable to go on picnics to NATO aerodromes and to watch for flights of aircraft with bombs and rockets bound for Yugoslavia.
Newspaper "Stolichnie novosty" (News of capital) 26.09-2.10.2000 No.35 (p.20)
"Walks with tanks"
It is not known who first came up with such a great idea - using military firing ranges as tourist attractions.
