TOURISM SERVICES IN A REGION IN CRISIS AND SANCTIONS

This article represents current tendencies stemming from collapse in the price of oil, devaluation of the national currency, bilateral international sanctions after the accession of Crimea and events in Ukraine, the aggravation of political situation and closure of the main areas of outbound tourism, namely Turkey and Egypt. Such negative situation for the country in whole has some positive aspects of the impact on internal tourism development, especially in regions with favorable climatic conditions and developed material basis for the tourism industry. Primarily Kuban is among these regions. The region for decades has been asserting as a tourism and recreation complex with a unique specialization in sanatorium-and-spa treatment. It has great social and economic potential, developed infrastructure, natural conditions for the international specialization in tourism and for high-quality rest and treatment of Russian citizens. However, the analysis showed that advances in this direction are insufficient. Even with the favorable impact of external factors many development indicators of the region’s tourism industry in the pre-crisis time are lower than in 2005. The high cost of services that is beyond reach for many Russian citizens is one of the important obstacles for tourism development. Hotel services and usage of the sports infrastructure in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana are more expensive than in foreign resorts, but are inferior in services, for example, to Austrian Innsbruck. The state regulation of the tourism industry, definition of the strategic objectives and development of mechanisms to achieve them are in need. Spontaneous development of the complex can cause damage and prevent to use region’s temporary factors and advantages in a difficult period for the country.

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The dynamic model for the sustainable development of the domestic tourism in the Russian Federation

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202128410008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 284 ◽

pp. 10008

Author(s):

Tatyana Kirillova ◽

Irina Zhilinkova ◽

Svetlana Golovkina ◽

Alla Finko

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Spillover Effect ◽

Tourism Development ◽

State Regulation ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Multifactor Models ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

The Impact

The article examines the role of the tourism industry in creating new jobs in the regions and increasing the welfare of the population. The multiplicative effect of the tourism industry is expressed in the active development of related sectors of the national economy. The spillover effect of tourism spending on the region’s economy can be estimated using an “input-output” model. The paper provides an algorithm for determining the impact of changes in tourism spending on gross output by industry, income and employment in the region. Studies have shown that the development of tourism in St. Petersburg leads to an uneven formation of output, income and employment in various sectors of the region’s economy. The development of the concept of sustainable tourism development should be based on an assessment of the socio-economic state and prospects for the development of the tourism industry. The methodology, which includes an assessment of the resource and throughput potential, is most fully consistent with the principles of the concept of sustainable tourism development. Application of the World Bank methodology for the development of the adjusted net savings index. It allows you to internalize the external costs of economic activity associated with negative impacts on ecosystems and public health, which are an underestimated value in models of sustainable tourism development. The combination of this methodology with traditional multifactor models for assessing the level of tourism development will allow a more targeted approach to the choice of mechanisms and objects of state regulation at the regional levels within the framework of indicative planning.

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THE IMPACT OF POOR SANITATION ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A GLOBAL REVIEW

INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ◽

10.25105/urbanenvirotech.v3i2.6720 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 220

Author(s):

Vita Elysia ◽

Ake Wihadanto

Keyword(s):

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Development Indicators ◽

Sanitation Services ◽

Basic Sanitation ◽

Global Tourism ◽

Improved Sanitation ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

The Impact

Aim: The objective of this paper is to review the impact of poor sanitation on global tourism development. Methodology and Results: The majority of the data for this study was sourced from World Development Indicators (WDI) dataset for more than 200 countries in 2014 from the World Bank. A regression analysis was applied to analyze the impact of access to improved sanitation on tourism development by using some indicators such as the number of tourist arrivals, the proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, and the proportion of the population using improved water facilities. The study found that the relationship between the proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities and the number of tourist arrivals is significant. Poor sanitation has been shown to have huge negative impacts on public health and the economy. In terms of the economic impacts, the lack of access to improved sanitation causes economic losses related to the direct costs of treating sanitation-related diseases and the indirect cost of lost income through reduced productivity. Conclusion, significance, and impact study: Access to basic sanitation facilities is regarded as one of the aspects that should be considered to support the tourism industry, particularly in developing countries. This study suggests that providing sanitation is the best investment for promoting tourism. Decision-makers should act now, and in a concerted way, to provide adequate sanitation services and at the same time sustaining tourism growth as an essential aspect of a country’s economy.

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION’S MECHANISMS OF THE SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF POLISSIA ◽

10.25140/2410-9576-2018-4(16)-39-46 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 39-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Olena Ihorivna Uhodnikova ◽

Kostiantyn Ihorovych Viatkin ◽

Tetiana Mykolaivna Kolesnyk

Keyword(s):

State Policy ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Economic Security ◽

State Regulation ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Static Information ◽

The World ◽

Effective System ◽

Tourism Potential ◽

The Impact

Urgency of the research. One of the most urgent topics for the development of a modern economy is the provision of security at various levels. In the conditions of instability of socio-economic development, political system, military con-flicts and activization of the terrorism threat the issue of the formation of effective mechanisms of state regulation of the security of economic systems are of particular relevance. Target setting. The instability of the environment, the problems of financial and economic security, the social unrest, the problems of terrorist threat, hybrid and local military con-flicts significantly reduce the potential for tourism development. Consequently, it is advisable to determine the possibili-ties of ensuring the safety of tourists with the mechanisms of state regulation in order to ensure the preconditions for the development of the world tourism industry. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The main source of static information for analyzing problems and prospects for tourism development is the World Tourism Organization [1]. The main legal document which regulates tour-ism activity in Ukraine is the Law of Ukraine "About Tourism" [2]. The analysis of literature is presented in works [3-10]. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The issue of building an effective state policy at the global and national levels, aimed at the safety of tourists and the development of the tourist industry in an unstable and constantly changing environment hasn’t been decided. The research objective. The purpose of the research is to form the effective mechanisms of security system for tourists, which will contribute to the development of the tourism industry on the global level. The statement of basic materials. The problem of ana-lyzing the impact of the safety factor on the development of tourism is researched. Possible ways of providing an effective system of tourism security of the tourism industry through the implementation of global mechanisms of the state policy of tourism development are analyzed. Conclusions. As a result of the research, the relevance of the topic of tourist safety is identified as one of the main ele-ments for increasing the level of development and realization of tourism potential.

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Post-Industrial Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158145 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8145

Author(s):

Aleksandra Kuzior ◽

Oleksii Lyulyov ◽

Tetyana Pimonenko ◽

Aleksy Kwilinski ◽

Dariusz Krawczyk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Digital Marketing ◽

Gender And Education ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Difference ◽

Post Industrial ◽

The Impact ◽

Industrial Tourism

The accepted Sustainable Development Goals aim at reorienting the tourism industry to sustainable tourism and enhancing post-industrial tourism. In this case, it is necessary to identify the statistically significant determinants which affect post-industrial tourism development. In this paper, we aim to analyse: (1) the impact of economic and environmental dimensions, and of digital marketing on supporting post-industrial tourism development and (2) the difference between attitude to post-industrial tourism on the gender, age, and education dimensions and digital channels on post-industrial tourism development. The data was collected from questioning 2334 respondents during April–November 2020. The study applied the following methods: frequencies, percentages, t-test, and one-way ANOVA and multiple regression analysis. The findings confirmed the statistically significant impact of the economic and environmental dimensions, as well as digital marketing on post-industrial tourism development. The results of the analysis justified that digital marketing was a catalysator of post-industrial tourism development. In addition, the findings confirmed that there is no difference in attitudes towards post-industrial tourism with respect to the dimensions of age, gender, and education.

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Perspective directions of development of local gastronomy tourism in the conditions of European integration

Regional Economy ◽

10.36818/1562-0905-2020-4-15 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 125-130

Author(s):

Tetyana P. Yakhno ◽

Ulyana A. Martynyuk

Keyword(s):

Self Regulation ◽

Tourism Development ◽

State Regulation ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Economic Interests ◽

International Tourist ◽

Rich Flora ◽

Innovation Clusters ◽

Recreational Resources ◽

Further Development

The article identifies the main aspects of gastronomy tourism in Ukraine and in the world and possible prospects and trends for further development of gastronomy tourism in our country. The variety of gastronomic festivals and tours in the leading regions of the country available in Ukraine are analyzed. Factors and entities of development of gastronomic tourism in each region and the reasons of their uneven application are allocated. The perspective areas of gastronomy tourism development in Ukraine to create a promising and competitive product on the international market of tourist services are outlined. Ukraine as a new tourism destination is increasingly establishing itself on the tourists’ travel map. The information is supplemented by various ratings from international tourist guides, which recommend travelers to turn their eyes to Ukraine. In Ukraine, the tourism industry is in its infancy, but its operation has a significant impact on the economy and is quite promising. Ukraine has very promising conditions and opportunities for activating the tourist capacity, in particular, due to the availability of unique natural and recreational resources, historical and cultural monuments, rich flora and fauna, areas of various forms of recreation, interesting and delicious dishes. Forming the innovation clusters, which are groups of enterprises, firms, organizations, and institutions operating in one (or several related) business area by economic interests and regional characteristics is one of the perspective forms of economic integration and development in the tourism industry of Ukraine. The advantage and novelty of the cluster approach are that it provides significant importance to the microeconomic component, as well as the territorial and social aspects of economic development. In modern conditions, the improvement of methods of organizational, financial, and resource-based support for tourism development at the macro, meso-, and micro levels is highly relevant. The intensification of the tourism companies’ activity should be based on the expansion of the possibilities of regional investment processes management in the specified direction and the combination of efficient state regulation of the economy with market self-regulation.

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MAASAI RESIDENTS’ VIEWS ON TOURISM IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, KENYA

International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews ◽

10.18510/ijthr.2020.721 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 01-11

Author(s):

James Nampushi ◽

Jedidah Nankaya

Keyword(s):

Cultural Change ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Photo Elicitation ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

The Impact ◽

Mara Region

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to survey the residents’ attitudes on the impact of tourism on Maasai Mara National Reserve and to identify critical issues and tourism development concerns of the Maasai residents associated with the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Methodology: Data for this study was collected from June-October 2015. The participants were residents, 18 and older, from three group ranches. Data were collected using single-stage cluster sampling to identify three group ranches, Koyiaki, Olkinyei, and Siana, in the Maasai Mara region. A semi-structured, open-ended questionnaire was used for face-to-face and photo-elicitation interviews of 24 respondents. Data were subsequently analysed using the Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) technique. Main Findings: The study identified six overarching themes; conservation, cultural change, community development, employment, livestock, and small business. This study found that residents perceived tourism with mixed feelings, both negative and positive. More specifically, residents living closer to the tourism destination experienced direct and tangible benefits as compared to those who live far away. Applications of this study: The results of this study are important for tourism planners, practitioners, and conservation managers in developing holistic strategies that promote sustainable tourism development in the Mara region of Kenya. Novelty/Originality of this study: The success of the tourism industry depends on the involvement of the local people. Lack of cooperation of the local communities in tourism development projects could lead to anger and mistrust, influencing perceptions of tourism and its three basic areas of benefits and costs: social, environmental, and economic. This study, for the first time, attempted to describe the resident’s attitudes towards tourism development in the Mara, results which can be used to improve the participation of local residents to ensure sustainable tourism development in destinations.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Residents’ Support for Sustainable Tourism Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132212541 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (22) ◽

pp. 12541

Author(s):

Simona Vinerean ◽

Alin Opreana ◽

Cosmin Tileagă ◽

Roxana Elena Popșa

Keyword(s):

Social Exchange ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Integrative Model ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

The Impact

The tourism industry has been gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, the purpose of this study was to explore residents’ support for sustainable tourism development in an integrative model that considered well-established factors and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing various research gaps caused by the pandemic, this study aimed to examine a model based on eight hypotheses. Using the premises of a cross-sectional study, data was gathered from residents from Sibiu. Data analysis implied various steps to provide an accurate understanding of the hypotheses and the model was developed based on structural equation modeling. Considering the results of hypothesis testing, our study reconfirmed the applicability of social exchange theory in describing residents’ attitudes toward tourism development and positioned quality of life as an important predictor for this construct. Also, the outcomes highlighted a negative relationship between the host community’s perceptions of the coronavirus pandemic and their subsequent support for sustainable tourism development. Overall, the results focused on offering contributions for a better understanding of residents’ behavior and the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak on their support for sustainable tourism development. The conceptual and practical ramifications of the study were addressed in the article’s conclusion.

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DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON THE CITY ECONOMY

Municipal economy of cities ◽

10.33042/2522-1809-2020-5-158-32-37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (158) ◽

pp. 32-37

Author(s):

N. Denysenko

Keyword(s):

Indirect Effects ◽

Urban Economy ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Direct And Indirect Effects ◽

Tourism Impact ◽

Goods And Services ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Problems of efficiency of tourism development for the urban economy should be considered on the basis of a systematic approach, which involves the establishment of different criteria and indicators for different levels of government, as well as a hierarchy of goals and corresponding efficiency criteria. Based on the analysis, the article summarizes the concept of "tourist potential of the city". It is determined that the main components of tourist potential are resource, economic and social potential. The main methods of determining the tourist potential are identified, including expert, comparative, cartographic, technological, aesthetic methods of analysis. The directions of tourism impact on the economy of the territory are considered. Direct and indirect effects, as well as induced effects of tourism development are considered separately. The interrelation and interaction of different spheres of the city economy and tourism are shown. In the analysis it is necessary to consider significant sectors of the urban economy: hotel, construction, catering, retail, tour operators, industry, wholesale, housing and communal services, communications, transport, insurance and banking, medicine, education and others. To calculate the gross tourist product, calculate the sum of all costs incurred for the production of tourist goods and services for a certain period. These are the costs of tourist consumption, private and public tourism investments. In addition, calculate the amount of all income from the sale of tourist goods and services for a certain period. This income from the sale of tourist goods and services, income from renting rooms, apartments, etc. The use of a multiplier to determine the impact of tourism development on the city economy is proposed. The calculation of tourism multipliers involves determining the total income from the tourism industry and related infrastructure. Comprehensive assessment allows to identify the economic level of tourism development in the territory, the effect, and is also the basis for justification and management decisions. The study showed that in the modern scientific literature there are several types of multipliers. These are multipliers of income, employment, investment, commercial operations, production and sales. The foreign experience of assessment of social and economic effects from the development of the tourist sphere is analyzed and the possibility of its use in the conditions of Ukraine is substantiated. Keywords: tourist potential of the city, direct and indirect effects, multiplier.

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Estimating the Impact of Air Pollution on Inbound Tourism in China: An Analysis Based on Regression Discontinuity Design

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11061682 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1682 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Daxin Dong ◽

Xiaowei Xu ◽

Yat Wong

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Air Quality ◽

Regression Discontinuity ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Regression Discontinuity Design ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Chinese Cities ◽

Inbound Tourism ◽

The Impact

Prior studies have suggested the existence of a reverse causality relationship between air quality and tourism development: while air quality influences tourism, dynamic segments of the tourism industry (e.g., cruising, airline, foodservice) have impacts on air quality. This reverse causality hinders a precise estimate on the effect of air pollution on tourism development within a conventional econometric framework, since the variable of air pollution is endogenous. This study estimates the impact of air pollution on the inbound tourism industry in China, by controlling for endogeneity based on a regression discontinuity design (RDD). The estimate is derived from a quasi-experiment generated by China’s Huai River Policy, which subsidizes coal for winter heating in northern Chinese cities. By analyzing data from 274 Chinese cities during the period 2009–2012, it is found that air pollution significantly reduces the international inbound tourism: an increase of PM 10 (particulate matter smaller than 10 μ m) by 0.1 mg/m 3 will cause a decline in the tourism receipts-to-local gross domestic product (GDP) ratio by 0.45 percentage points. This study also highlights the importance of controlling for endogeneity, since the detrimental impact of air pollution would otherwise be considerably underestimated. This study further demonstrates that, although air pollution is positively correlated with the average expenditure of each tourist, it substantially depresses the number of inbound tourists. The results imply that air quality could potentially influence inbound tourists’ city destination choices. However, it is interesting to note that travelers in air polluted cities in China tend to spend more money.

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Formation of the national innovation system of tourism development as a factor of investment climate improvement in the region

Universities for Tourism and Service Association Bulletin ◽

10.12737/11295 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 34-39

Author(s):

Хаджимурад Халимбеков ◽

Khadzhimurad Khalimbekov ◽

Заира Шахбанова ◽

Zaira Shakhbanova

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Innovation System ◽

Tourism Development ◽

National Innovation System ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Investment Climate ◽

Cluster Approach ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Impact

The article analyzes the impact of tourism on improving investment climate in the region. The main factors of investment attractiveness of the developing areas of tourism are considered, among which the ability of the tourism industry to develop on almost any site with a variety of conditions and resources of activity that is related to diversity of tourist activities; and the multiplier effect of tourism development which contributes to the development of related sectors of activity. The article presents the results of a study of various aspects of the formation of the national innovation system for the development of tourism. In particular, characterized are the features of the implementation of the cluster approach to the development of tourism in the territories of the Russian Federation, among which the most outstanding are: the lack of experience in the implementation of the cluster approach or unsuccessful attempts to copy foreign experience; priority areas in the development of only one type of clusters — the territorial-production; imperfection of the regulatory framework. These problems, according to the authors, exist along with the typical problems of tourism clusters, which include inadequate specialized infrastructure and services; the poor state of the key tourist sites; failure to comply with quality standards (or their absence) for services offered to tourists. According to the analysis of the legal documentation in the tourism sector of the Russian Federation and monitoring of the development of tourist areas in the article substantiated is the conclusion about the need to tough public policy, defining legal boundaries and strategic guidelines for the development of tourism on the innovative type, as well as the need to adjust the existing practice of tourism territories, which currently does not increase the investment attractiveness of regions.

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