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Russia’s North-West Borders: Tourism Resource Potential
Туристский ресурс границ: потенциал приграничных регионов Северо-Запада России
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Abstract Being an area of development of Russia’s northwest border regions, tourism requires the extending of border regions’ appeal. A unique resource of the northwestern border regions are the current and historical state borders and border facilities. Successful international experience of creating and de... view more
Being an area of development of Russia’s northwest border regions, tourism requires the extending of border regions’ appeal. A unique resource of the northwestern border regions are the current and historical state borders and border facilities. Successful international experience of creating and developing tourist attractions and destinations using the unique geographical position of sites and territories may help to unlock the potential of Russia’s north-western border regions. This article interprets the tourism resource of borders — which often remains overlooked and unfulfilled — as an opportunity for tourism and recreation development in the border regions of Russia’s North-West. The author summarises international practices of using the potential of state borders as a resource and analyses the creation of tourist attractions and destinations in the Nordic countries. The article explores the degree the state border potential is developed as a tourism resource in Russia’s North-West. The author analyses opportunities and gives recommendations for a better use of this potential by the tourist industry to increase the contribution of tourism to regional economies.... view less
Keywords
tourist area; landscape; Russia; tourism sector; border region; tourism; recreation area
Classification
Leisure Research
Economic Sectors
Free Keywords
tourism development; border; tourist resource; tourist destination; border regions; Northwestern Federal district
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 76-87
Journal
Baltic Region, 9 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2017-2-6
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed