STATE-OF-THE-ART AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN TOURIST AND RECREATION COMPLEX

Abstract

The paper analyzes the state-of-the-art of the tourist and recreation complex (TRC) in the Russian Federation. We describe the tourist infrastructure (accommodation facilities and transport systems), the amount and structure of tourist arrivals, tourism investment projects, priority types of tourism and promotion specifics. The conclusion lists recommendations on the socially significant types of the tourism support: improving tourism legislative and regulatory framework, development of the tourism infrastructure, improving domestic tourism product competitiveness, tourism scientific and staff support, and Russian tourism product promotion development in the domestic and international market.