The Russian tourism and hospitality market: new challenges and destinationsстатья
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Аннотация:Purpose – This paper aims to review recent developments in the Russian tourism
and hospitality market and to underline Russia’s strong tourism prospects - despite
the challenges it has to face.
Design/methodology/approach – The study sets the scene for the theme issue (that
draws from both academia and industry) by discussing the challenges facing the
contemporary Russian tourism and hospitality market. It also profiles the efforts of
the Russian government to boost tourism development in different Russian regions
that are potentially attractive tourist destinations due to their natural resources
and cultural heritage.
Findings The paper sheds light on the major shift to domestic tourism that is partly
due to the turbulent economic environment that is forcing Russia to search for
internal sources of development. At the same time, the decision to rely on diversity
of opportunities and sustainable regional tourism make it possible to have a broad
variety of tourist value propositions in almost all parts of Russia. This also makes
Russia more attractive to foreign tourists. Still, to make Russia a popular
destination internationally, improvement in almost all elements of the Russian
tourist product is needed.
Originality/value – This theme issue provides an analysis and evaluation of tourism
development in Russia in the current decade and in so doing, contributes to
knowledge of the fast developing Russian tourism and hospitality market by
unveiling a number of new tourist products and destinations in different Russian
regions.