The history and the prospects for the development of manor itself and manor tourism

The most important competitive advantage of tourism industry of the Russian Federation is the historical and cultural heritage. The number of cultural and cognitive tours accounts for about 20% of the domestic tourist fl ow. Manor tourism, as a subspecies of cultural, has a great importance not only in tourism development and Russian Federation promotion on the global tourism market, but also in the protection, conservation and restoration of historical and cultural heritage of the country.