ABSTRACT

The article presents the results of the research on the features of tourism development in the regions of the Russian Federation, the most promising types of tourism in the global tourism market, and the roles of tourists and recreational resources in their development. The authors justify the potential opportunities and constraints of increasing the number of tourists in the regions of Russia. They provide recommendations for improving the activity of attracting investments in the tourism sector. With the aim of enhancing the statistical accounting and analysis, the authors proposed a list of activities for the improvement of information support of state authorities and representatives of tourist business. The criteria for the assessment of the regional tourism system are proposed: an increase in the proportion of consumers of the regional tourism product; an increase in the proportion of workers employed in tourism in relation to other areas of the region’s economy; increasing the share of the business sector in the development of a regional product; and increasing the volume and varieties of the tourism products in the region.