PLACE AND ROLE OF THE TOURISM SPHERE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY OF THE VOLGOGRAD REGION
The analysis of tourism development indicators of the Volgograd region revealed a stable trend to increase the quantitative indicators of the enterprise structures development in the sphere of tourism, as well as the number of tourists visiting the Volgograd region, while the level of income derived from the sale of tourist services and hotels paid services is characterized as unsustainable. Minor tourism place in the structure of the GRP (less than 1%) proves the lack of demand from the part of regional and municipal management of this sector as a promising area of business development, of increasing of the quality of life of the local population and of increasing of the region's competitiveness. The study findings and recommendations may be useful in the practice of public authorities for the development of administrative decisions in the sphere of tourism and hospitality industry in Russia, for the efficient use of the tourist potential of an individual region and of the country as a whole.