Border area tourism with problems and prospective: RF-Mongolia

M.v Kuklina ,Sayana N Erdinieva,V.n Bogdanov ,Andrey Trufanov ,Natalia Krasnoshtanova

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202128410003

Abstract

This article will explore the potential of the tourism sector in the districts of the Republic of Buryatia, Irkutsk region and Tyva, RF at the Russian-Mongolian border is based on a combination of a huge amount of diverse natural resources. The area in whole has rich water resources, including lakes, rivers, waterfalls and mineral springs, with well-preserved mountainous landscapes, in harmony with a centuries-old cultural and ethnic heritage of locals. Also, the Okinsky District has a unique location adjacent to the border between the Russian Federation and Mongolia. Despite its remoteness, the area might be considered as an attractive destination with great recreational prospects. However, several problems have been identified which impede severely active promotion of tourism. It is noteworthy that these are typical not only for the Okinsky district but common within many remote areas of the Russian Federation. Ways of solving the problems have been suggested to develop the tourism industry along with provision of environmental sustainability of the area and well-being of the local population.

Highlights

In the modern Russian economy, one can see that the importance of the service sector in the structure of total production is increasing steadily
The area is located at a considerable distance from the regional capital, the city of Ulan-Ude
This feature promoted formation of a new interesting international tourist destination Baikal (RF) - Khubsugul (Mongolia) - Tyva(RF). Further development of this destination is supported by a number of positive factors, such as: High interest in Lake Baikal from international tourists, as well as Russian tourists are interested in Lake Khubsugul; Prospect of organising special tourist gate at the Russian-Mongolian border MondyKhanh; Positive dynamics of the development of ecological tourism infrastructure on Lake Khubsugul [9]; Russia has the longest state border in the world - more than 60 thousand km, borders with 16 states and is the #1 in terms of the number of neighboring countries [10]

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Introduction

In the modern Russian economy, one can see that the importance of the service sector in the structure of total production is increasing steadily. There are problems typical for most Russian regions in the eastern part of the country, caused by low development of infrastructure, which negatively impacts the prospects for tourism development. In this regard, the article is supposed to focus on the analysis of the current state of the tourism infrastructure of the study area, identifying vulnerabilities, formulating the main problems, outlining promising approaches and possible ways to solve them. The development of the tourism sector is directly related to the social sphere of the region, including the employment of locals, the quality of life of the population

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