DONETSK, Dec. 12 ??“ Donbass Palace hotel on Dec. 1 became a member of the international hotels' association The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) with headquarters in New York, which unites more than 425 Leading Hotels of the World in 80 countries across the globe.

"As the hotel joined the association, we are expecting growth of demand for our services among foreign tourists, who currently account for 60% of the hotel clientele," Donbass Palace's manager Udo Heine commented in a press release carried by Interfax-Ukraine.