Socio-economic prerequisites for the development of ecotourism of the Kerch Peninsula
This article discusses issues related to the state of ecological tourism, as well as problems and socio-economic prerequisites for its development on the territory of the Kerch Peninsula. The Republic of Crimea is a unique natural site for the development and establishment of ecological tourism in Russia. However, ecological tourism in the Crimea is very poorly developed. Despite the small share of the development of ecotourism in the Crimea, it is concentrated in the mountainous part and on the South Coast. Underestimated are the natural conditions of the Kerch Peninsula, which, with the right marketing approach, could occupy the free economic niche of this tourism industry, because the main potential for the development of ecotourism in the region is its unique natural resources, which determines the choice of the subject of this study.