Sustainable Tourism Development in the Regions: Essence, Principles, Impact Factors, Assessment Methods

Abstract

The essence of the concepts of sustainable development” and “sustainable development of tourism” is defined. The concept of sustainable development is considered in the context of a biocentric option to ensure the vital needs of society. The fundamental principles, internal and external factors of sustainable development of the tourism industry in the region are considered. The conditions of coordination and harmonization of the relationship between a person and his environment by the time vector are considered, which implies the achievement of short-term and long-term goals in solving alternative problems of obtaining fast and maximum profits by tourism enterprises, as well as the use of renewable tourism resources, as well as by the space vector, which leads to satisfaction the needs of the international tourist movement and international capital to solve the problems of the geographical promotion of tourist flows in ecologically clean and protected areas, inaccessible places, in new areas. Attention is focused on the need for strategic planning in the tourism industry in order to ensure the improvement of the quality of life of the population as the main indicator for assessing sustainable tourism development. The necessity of developing the concept of sustainable tourism development in the regions is substantiated. The prerequisites for the formation and effective implementation of the concept of sustainable tourism development in the regions are identified.