Sustainable development as the basis for the tourist attractiveness of the territory

Abstract

The article examines the concepts of sustainable development and tourist attractiveness of territories and determines the relationship between them. Sustainable development, as well as the tourist attractiveness of the territory, are characterized mainly by economic, social and environmental characteristics. These include the turnover of tourist services, the number of rooms in hotels, the number of people employed in tourism, the ecological situation, the availability and condition of historical and cultural monuments, the level of crime, etc. The results of studies of sustainable development and tourist attractiveness of the territories of the Siberian and Ural Federal Districts of Russia are studied. Changes in rating indicators of the tourist potential of the regions of the Russian Federation are analyzed. The conclusion is made about a direct relationship between the level of sustainable development and the tourist attractiveness of territories.