Formation of strategies for socio-economic development of tourist regions

The article considers approaches to the formation of strategies for the socio-economic development of tourist regions. It is established that the analysis of the state and prospects of development of tourist regions, as well as the development of measures aimed at improving their functioning, should be carried out taking into account the general laws of economic science, which have a specific manifestation in the field of tourism. It is proved that when carrying out the research, special attention should be paid to taking into account the spatial features of tourist activity and the placement of tourist resources. It was found out that the development strategy of a tourist region can be understood as a strategic plan, which defines the goals, objectives, priorities, directions of economic development of tourism in the region under study for the medium and long term. In this plan, the assessment of competitive advantages, limitations, threats and problems of tourism development is carried out, the priority priority tasks of its development are determined, ways of coordinating the actions of central and local authorities aimed at implementing certain tasks and criteria for their solution with mandatory consideration of national priorities are outlined. It is determined that strategies for the development of tourist regions should be developed either as an integral part of regional strategies, or as a separate strategy for the development of tourism in potentially tourist or developed tourist regions.