DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC AND INBOUND TOURISM IN RUSSIA AS A PRIORITY STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Abstract

The authors analyze one of the most dynamically growing sectors of the world economy tourism. It is substantiated that revenues from tourism activities are a source of budget replenishment of various levels, new workplaces are created and a number of social and economic tasks are being solved. The level of development of the tourism industry (domestic and inbound tourism) can be assessed as one of the indicators of the quality of life in the country. The main economic indicators of tourism development in Russia are analyzed, the prospects are evaluated and the conclusion is drawn that Russia has a huge potential for the development of these types of tourism.The assessment of the current state of domestic and incoming tourism is presented and the existing structural problems are analyzed constraining the development of these types of tourism. In particular, the main problems of tourism development are associated with the low level of infrastructure, including transport service. The authors come to the conclusion that when implementing the strategy for the development of tourism activities, mechanisms linking regional strategies with sectoral growth points are necessary.