ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ СПЕЦИФИКА РАЗВИТИЯ ТУРИСТИЧЕСКОГО ПОТЕНЦИАЛА РЕГИОНА (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ВОЛГОГРАДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ)

Abstract

The authors explore the economic specifics of the tourism potential of the regions on the example of the Volgograd region, identifying the main factors affecting the development of external and internal tourism in the region. The article analyzes the essence of the concept of «tourist potential» and its regional specifics. The authors also define the purpose of the work: to identify the economic specifics of the development of tourism potential on the example of a specific region – the Volgograd region. In this context, the ways and methods of tourism development, increasing tourist attractiveness and stimulating the activity of citizens for travel and travel are analyzed. The object of the study is the tourism potential, the subject is the regional specifics of the tourism potential. The study examines various types of development of state and non-state forms of tourism development and support of tourist activity, as well as regional features of economic development. As a practical example, we have chosen the Volgograd region, because it is one of the most interesting regions combining natural, historical, geographical and cultural attractiveness, contributing to the development of regional tourism potential. At the same time, the authors explore internal (regional) and external (interregional) tourism. In the course of the work, the data of the Committee for Tourism Development and the Committee of Economy of the Volgograd Region are also analyzed.