On the definition of the concept "cultural tourism"
The article examines various interpretations and approaches to understanding the essence of the category «cultural tourism». The types of cultural tourism are distinguished. The types of cultural tourists and the corresponding levels of cultural tourism are named. The role of cultural tourism in the process of cultural socialization is shown. This aspect makes tourism an intensive factor creating additional conditions for socialization and inculturation of the socially unprotected strata of population, and a special space for self-actualization and self-realization of the individual. Finally, it is concluded that tourism is not only a factor in the economic growth of national economies, but also a priority socio-cultural phenomenon of human development on the way towards achieving interethnic tolerance on a global scale.