Analysis of tourist potential for agrotourism development in the Kostroma region

Abstract

The article studies the regulatory and legal framework of rural tourism in the Kostroma region. It analyzes the resource potential of the development of agricultural tourism in the region under consideration, and substantiates the relevance of the development of rural (agricultural) tourism. The authors analyze the natural, cultural, historical and infrastructural potential of tourism development in the Kostroma region, and consider the main negative factors affecting the development of rural (agricultural) tourism. Based on the analysis of the tourist potential, the authors identified the regions with the highest and the lowest potential for the development of agritourism and proposed directions for the development of the most promising types of tourism in the Kostroma region, taking into account the characteristics of the region.