Vacation

The composition of the tourism system

Tourism currently represents a whole system that includes a variety of elements. These include: a tourist product, i.e. a set of tourist services and tours (or routes that meet the basic needs of people; a subject of tourism – citizens of Russia and foreign countries, public, state and private enterprises and organizations of tourism and travel; a participant of tourism – i.e. a citizen using products and services created by the tourism system; object – the entire sphere of tourism-related services (food, accommodation, transport, cultural institutions, natural, cultural–historical, sports, wellness and other facilities); organizer – a legal entity or individual entrepreneur providing planning and implementation of events, programs, creation and distribution of tourist products.

Economic factors of tourism development

The industrial era, in which material well-being was the main value, is being replaced by the post-industrial era, where impressions and sensations are the main goal. The development of transport, communications, increasing mobility, urbanization, reduction of working hours, and the growth of social wealth have become important factors affecting the development of tourism.

In these conditions, the socio-economic position of tourism is rapidly strengthening. Its share in world trade in services is more than 30%. In the world market, the tourist product is leading on a par with oil. The annual growth of investments in the tourism industry is about 35%. Tourism has become one of the most profitable types of business and today uses up to 7% of the world’s capital. The annual income from international tourism in 1995 was estimated at $373 billion. At the same time, 567 million international trips were made. Tourism provides jobs for 137 million people.

 

The composition of the tourism system

Tourism currently represents a whole system that includes a variety of elements. These include: a tourist product, i.e. a set of tourist services and tours (or routes that meet the basic needs of people; a subject of tourism – citizens of Russia and foreign countries, public, state and private enterprises and organizations of tourism and travel; a participant of tourism – i.e. a citizen using products and services created by the tourism system; object – the entire sphere of tourism-related services (food, accommodation, transport, cultural institutions, natural, cultural–historical, sports, wellness and other facilities); organizer – a legal entity or individual entrepreneur providing planning and implementation of events, programs, creation and distribution of tourist products.

Economic factors of tourism development

The industrial era, in which material well-being was the main value, is being replaced by the post-industrial era, where impressions and sensations are the main goal. The development of transport, communications, increasing mobility, urbanization, reduction of working hours, and the growth of social wealth have become important factors affecting the development of tourism.

In these conditions, the socio-economic position of tourism is rapidly strengthening. Its share in world trade in services is more than 30%. In the world market, the tourist product is leading on a par with oil. The annual growth of investments in the tourism industry is about 35%. Tourism has become one of the most profitable types of business and today uses up to 7% of the world’s capital. The annual income from international tourism in 1995 was estimated at $373 billion. At the same time, 567 million international trips were made. Tourism provides jobs for 137 million people.