Cruise tourism as a factor of sustainable development of the territories of the Russian Federation

Abstract

At the present stage, the Russian Federation is at a fundamentally new stage of socio-economic development, a clear manifestation of which is expressed in the growth of economic recovery indicators, an increase in investment potential, a reorientation to domestic producers and domestic products. In this connection, the tourism sector can act as a serious tool for the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation. Tourism has a significant impact on ensuring sustainable socioeconomic development. Tourism, developing at a rapid pace, contributes to the development of related industries. The development of the tourism sector should proceed along the path of sustainable development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and is aimed at removing infrastructural restrictions for the full use of the potential of the territories of Russia. In order to identify internal unused natural reserves, preserving the uniqueness and ensuring the environmental safety of the territories of advanced development. In this connection, it is advisable to use the cluster approach to clearly define the strategic territories for the development of the tourism sector. A “tourist cluster” is a collection of enterprises assembled into a single, logically structured system. They provide development, production, promotion of a tourist product. At the same time, one of the main guidelines for the development of the tourism sector is the provision of world quality standards.

Tourism in the Russian Federation: the impact of Covid-19 on the current state and prospects of development in the coronavirus pandemic

“…Based on the situation related to the 2020 pandemic, without global preliminaries, we can conclude that the tourism sector was among the most affected by Covid-19. The imposed bans and restrictions, which practically nullified all types of tourism both at the external and internal levels, led to the minimization of the profits of tourism campaigns, at the same time, no one removed their obligations to pay wages to employees and compliance with sanitary and epidemiological safety measures [2]. Of course, the coronavirus pandemic has caused irreparable damage to the tourism sector, but at the same time, some positive aspects cannot be excluded, and they will determine the further development of campaigns and their format, further work in the tourism sector.…”

“…Naturally, this is dictated by the current epidemiological situation, and is a response to consumer requests. At this stage, all organizations that resume work again, being in daily competition, are fully focused on compliance with sanitary and epidemiological safety standards [2].…”