Abstract
The purpose of the study is to assess the state and prospects of rural tourism development as one of the priority areas of economic activity in the agricultural sector of Russia and Belarus and its place in the European market of tourist services. The history of development of agritourism in the world economy is analyzed, the specifics of different countries are noted, and the advantages of agritourism in the Union State are shown. The study was carried out using classical methods of comparison, analysis of dynamic series, and analytical groupings. The modern economic literature highlights the main directions of agritourism development in the world, the impact of investments in agritourism on rural development, and the retention of rural population in Russia and Belarus. The main attention in this article is focused on the advantages of rural tourism in Russia and Belarus in comparison to rest of the European market of tourist services, which can facilitate attracting foreign tourists. At the same time, the strengths and weaknesses of this type of economic activity in the Union State in comparison to the neighboring countries are discussed. Russian regions are grouped by the level of rural tourism development, and the level of investment in agriculture is assessed. The study allowed us to identify the "bottlenecks" in the development of rural tourism in Russia and Belarus and to identify the most important objective and subjective reasons for their occurrence. In the conclusion the article offers a set of recommendations that will allow using the specific natural and climatic features of the Union State to attract state and private investment contributing to the development of agritourism and rural terrritories.
Highlights
Business tourism as a type of commercial activity emerged in the developed capitalist countries of Europe and the United States of America in the 70s of the last century and in a relatively short time took one of the leading places in the economy.In today's world large foreign companies spend over a billion dollars annually on business trips and stimulating travel for their employees
Agritourism as a sphere of economic activity has a significant impact on the development of agriculture in Russia and Belarus and on the economy as a whole
From an economic and philosophical points of view, there are several concepts of rural tourism that were developed taking into account the specific conditions for the development of agritourism in different countries of the world
Summary
Business tourism as a type of commercial activity emerged in the developed capitalist countries of Europe and the United States of America in the 70s of the last century and in a relatively short time took one of the leading places in the economy.In today's world large foreign companies spend over a billion dollars annually on business trips and stimulating travel for their employees. Business tourism as a type of commercial activity emerged in the developed capitalist countries of Europe and the United States of America in the 70s of the last century and in a relatively short time took one of the leading places in the economy. Agritourism as a sphere of economic activity has a significant impact on the development of agriculture in Russia and Belarus and on the economy as a whole. In the system of national accounting of Russia and Belarus, rural tourism, or agritourism as an economic activity, is defined as a “journey in rural areas, during which tourists experience a rural lifestyle, engaging in agricultural work, and have the opportunity to study local culture and customs" [5,6]. The purpose of the study is to assess the current state of agritourism in the Union State, identify the problems of this type of economic activity and propose possible solutions
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