Development of resort and tourist potential as a promising avenue of socio-economic growth in Russia
Year: 2014

Russia is quite attractive country for foreign tourists. It has great potential for tourism, which currently is not used in full. The authors note that, despite the growth of inbound tourism, Russia's tourist income is significantly lower than that in other countries, showing similar growth of inbound tourism. Implementation of tourism development programs in Russia is not as successful as planned initially. It is noted that the incorporation of the Crimea and Sochi Olympic infrastructure have s