APPROACHES TO ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPAL TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Svetlana Stepanova Institute of Economics of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Vladimir Shulepov Volga State University of Technology
Keywords: index, tourism infrastructure, municipality, services, assessment of the development of tourism infrastructure,

Abstract


The growing role of tourism in the economy of states and regions of the world made this research topic important.  The development of tourism infrastructure is a key factor in functioning of tourism business, providing a wide range of competitive tourist services, and using the tourist and recreational potential of municipalities and regions without damaging the environment. Moreover, establishing material, technical, resource and other conditions for the men’s recovery and recreation, meeting the needs of the local population in tourism and recreation is essential for tourism infrastructure functioning.  Development and improvement of tourism infrastructure, including its all structural elements (accommodation infrastructure, food infrastructure, leisure and recreation infrastructure, infrastructure of tourist services) contributes to the competitiveness of municipalities on the tourist services market while attracting and retaining human assets.

The objective of the research, the results of which are set forth in this article, addresses the development of a toolkit for assessing the level of development of municipal tourism infrastructure for diagnosing the territorial development imbalances in the context of municipalities. The work is based on the analysis of the Russian and foreign research literature on the problem under review.

The outcomes of the research have scientific and practical significance for scholars who research the issues of the development of regional tourism, public administrations, regional authorities, as well as for representatives of tourism business.

Published
2019/03/18
Section
Original Scientific Paper