Assessment of the potential for tourism development in the regions of the Russian Federation (using the example of the resources of the Altai Republic)

The article reveals the features of the unique natural and historical and cultural potential of the Altai Republic. The resource potential, socio-economic opportunities of the destination are investigated. The dynamics of tourist visits to the Altai Republic is considered. A model of the development of various types of tourism in the territory is presented. It is concluded that the Altai Republic combines various types of tourism on its territory: cultural and educational tourism, active tourism, recreational tourism with various directions, represents a set of cultural and historical values and natural uniqueness, which together form the attractiveness of the destination both for tourists and for the tourism industry as a whole. In this regard, ethnographic tourism is a promising type of tourism for the region, which is a leitmotif in various directions.