Main tasks of the department include:

ensuring the formation and implementation of state policy in the area of tourism and resorts;

ensuring the development and implementation of tourism and resorts development programs in Ukraine;

coordination of interregional cooperation in the area of tourism and resorts;

promoting the development of domestic and inbound tourism;

ensuring the examination of a request for recognition of natural areas as resort;

creation and maintenance of the State Cadastre of Natural Territories of Resorts;

ensuring the assignment of appropriate categories to tourist infrastructure facilities (hotels, other facilities intended to provide accommodation services, catering establishments, resort facilities, etc.);

registration and issuance of a certificate of assignment of relevant category to tourist infrastructure facilities;

ensuring the creation and maintenance of the register of certificates of assignment of relevant categories to tourist infrastructure facilities;

licensing of tour operator activities in accordance with the law;

maintenance of the License Register of tour operators;

implementation of state supervision (control) over observance of the requirements of licensing conditions for conducting the tour operator activities by business entities;

participation in standardization of tourism services and tourist infrastructure facilities (hotels, other facilities intended for providing accommodation services, catering establishments, resort establishments, etc.);

participation in representation of the country in the international tourism organizations and in the international tourism events;

dissemination of information about Ukraine and its tourism opportunities in the international tourism market.