New strategic priorities for tourism development in Russia
The article is devoted to the main aspects of the new stage in Russian strategic tourism management. It provides a comparative analysis of the main postulates of the two basic documents that define the tourism development strategy for the period up to 2020 and for the period up to 2035. The article includes the analysis of the similarities and differences between the purposes and objectives of both Strategies. Determined with two strategies, the analysis of tourism social and economic role of developing Russian society and economics, its influence on the development of regional economics emphasizes the recognition of the deeper tourism impact on functioning adjacent and related industries and activities, on developing entrepreneurship and improving entrepreneurial culture in the regions of Russia. The article also discusses some organizational, economics, and legislative innovations based in the new strategy. The author paid special attention to the development and legislative consolidation of the terminology base of tourism, as well as some mechanisms and tools for achieving strategic objectives and solving tasks, primarily the issues of determining and planning the integrated development of priority tourist territories. The article also includes the author's forecast of the priority of the measure implementation based in the strategy of tourism development in the Russian Federation until 2035. This article is the first of a series of articles of lectures and employees of the Russian state university of tourism and service, dedicated to strategic management and improving the system of state regulation of tourism development in the Russian Federation.