Development of Entrepreneurship in the Tourism and Recreation Sphere: Marketing Research

Abstract

The processes of natural restructuring, crisis economic phenomena that take place in Ukraine have a negative impact on the economic situation. Under such conditions, it is relevant to study new approaches, principles, theoretical and methodological provisions regarding the directions and perspectives of entrepreneurship development at the destination level, as well as the development of innovative and investment forms of entrepreneurial activity in the field of tourism and recreation. The article determines that the scientific basis that defines the strategic development of Ukraine in the foreseeable future is the concept of tourism development based on the use of initiative, economic independence and innovative capabilities of business entities of the national market and its territorial and sectoral constituentsIt has been established that entrepreneurship in the field of tourism and recreation creates opportunities for further economic development of regions, formation of investment and innovation policy and provision of competitive services in new forms. The singularities of forming the entrepreneurial concept of tourism and recreational activities have been determined. With the purpose of developing the tourism and recreational industries of Ukraine and providing better tourism services, the article proposes an innovative form of methodology for the formation of a competitive tourism environment at the destination level using the marketing principles of customer focus. The author proposes a managerial and economic mechanism for carrying out entrepreneurial activities by the means of recreation and tourism entities at the level of destinations.