Intellectual tourism as a tool for managing intellectual capacity of a region (on the example of the Republic of Buryatia)

The competitiveness of the region is based on its specialization in the field of activities, which in turn are largely determined by the resource supply of the territorial unit. This article considers intellectual tourism as one of the possible tools to control the level of intellectual potential of the region, since, in general, the tourist activity is a priority due to the geographical location of the Republic of Buryatia (proximity to Lake Baikal). Moreover, according to the author, one should not limit the tourism sector to domestic, inbound social, children’s, amateur, environmental, rural, health, cultural, educational and gastronomic tourism, due to its dynamic development and the influence of various areas, including information and technical. The author analyzes the structure of the intellectual potential of the region, identifies areas of possible communication between the tourism sector and the intellectual resource of the territory. So, intellectual tourism can actively develop the cultural and educational potentials that are part of the structure of intellectual potential through seminars, conferences, business meetings at recreation centers, tourist sites, etc. The author also estimates the level of tourism potential of the Republic of Buryatia in the period from 2017 to 2019.