The recreation development strategic planning at the federal level in Russia

The article is devoted to the analysis of the strategic management quality of the tourist and recreational sphere development at the federal level. The study is relevant because tourism and recreation development affects significantly the socio-economic development of the subjects in the Russian Federation. The variability of geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions requires the searching and using innovative, more effective methods of strategic planning, since conditions at the regional level are diverse. The article is focused on the development strategy for tourism and recreational activities and aimed at identifying the ways to improve quality of strategic planning. The hypothesis of the study assumes that regional strategies for tourism and recreational activities should have a common basis but take into account the situational features and restrictions prevailing in the service market. The strategy should define longterm goals, directions, principles and methods of action of management bodies in the economic, social and environmental spheres, and consider the opportunities and interests of all economic entities and the population of the region. In this case, the tourism development will contribute to a rational change in the structure of the economy, increase its efficiency of key economic agents, and rationalize environmental management. An analysis of the scientific, theoretical and regulatory framework for strategic planning of tourism and recreation in Russia and an assessment of some statistical indicators at the federal level for the period 2015-2018 are results of the work. Based on the analysis, the author determines main provisions of strategic planning at the federal level that will increase the industry development sustainability. The directions of future research are related to the parameters of cluster transformation of territories with tourist and recreational specialization in the conditions of increasing processes of economic integration.