Mandatory classification of hotel enterprises in the Russian Federation: problems and prospects
Purpose of the work. This article discusses the issues associated with changes in the Russian legislation concerning mandatory classifying hotel enterprises in Russia and raised in connection with this issue, as well as classification and its relevance. The author analyzed the main legal texts governing procedure for classifying hotel enterprises and changes in legislation related to this issue in recent years. Materials and methods. The work reveals the problems associated with changes in legislation and the introduction of a compulsory system of classifying hotel enterprises in Russia. Results. In modern conditions of classification of hotel enterprises is a means of ensuring the quality of hotel services and competitiveness of the hotels. Conclusion. The introduction of obligatory classification of the hotel enterprises in Russia will contribute to increasing the quality and service at the level of world standards, improvement of material and technical base, raise the level of training of and, in General, the development of this sector of the economy.