Caravanning as an innovative type of tourism

Thе article analyzes the issues related to the drive tourism development and caravanning as one of its forms. The author describes the history of a new type of tourism and gives the definition of “caravanning” and its classification. The article reveals development problems of caravanning in Russia and proposes the ways of their solution as a promising tourism industry. Drive tourism in the Russian Federation faces the challenges, such as the imperfection of the legislative framework, insufficient quality of regional road infrastructure, the lack of a network equipped campsites, their classification, unified information system of reservation and tourist routes. Currently, the tourism sector of our country needs to be transformed due to the low level of compliance with the institutional environment and demand in the field of domestic and inbound tourism. This problem is very relevant, and to solve it, it is necessary to develop new forms and directions of tourist services. To date, a very popular type of tourism is drive tourism, which quite effectively affects the socio-economic development of the country’s regions. For tourists, the determining factor when choosing a tourist destination is the conditions of accommodation and transfer services. The development of this tourist destination is also influenced by the following factors: the number of personal transport, the rhythm and quality of life, the construction of new transport lines.