Historical aspects of franchising as a form of innovation in the domestic tourism business
The article presents the review of main Russian tourist nets working according to franchising system. The territory extension of analyzed companies in regions of the Russian Federation and in countries of Commonwealth of Independent States was estimated. The characteristic trend features of their development were displayed and prospects of their further growth were defined. The analysis was carried out based on the data represented on the official web pages of tourist nets and organizations contributing to franchising development.