Theory and practice of social tourism organization

The article is devoted to the analysis of the organization of the development of social tourism. It is shown that the level of development of social tourism is a specific indicator of the general state of the social sphere in the country. The article studies the basic concepts of the phenomenon of "social tourism", analyzes the state of domestic social tourism, and also reviews the best foreign practices of social tourism. As a result, the positive and negative socio-economic consequences of social tourism were identified and compared, the relationship between the development of social tourism and such phenomena as unemployment, social stratification, taxation was determined. The role of legislation, foreign and domestic policy of the state in the development of social tourism has been established.