Tourist D evelopment of the Historical and Cultural S pace as the Direction of

Direction of Regional Policy
Nataliia Zigern-Korn
Saint-Petersburg State University

semi-periphery
other Regions

tourists visits)
central regions
semi-peripheral regions
Peripheral Regions

distribution of: tourist attractions, the quality of infrastructure tourism industry

personnel - Most of the tourist centers are the economic centers or the special economic zones, where there are preferences for tourism development. - Their geography is often not identical with the distribution of the historical and cultural heritage which is mainly concentrated in socio-economic periphery (aged regions and small cities). Importance of regional policy to diversify tourist space

and other organizations of rest Number of employees of the tourist

enterprises

near the highway of federal importance. • The favorable location

between two major tourist centers. • High potential for different types of tourism: cognitive, pilgrimage, religious, natural and environmental, water sports and leisure, hunting. • Surviving ethno-cultural environment with traditional crafts, cooking, national holidays can be well used in cultural tourism, in trade and supply, souvenirs production
• Loyal attitude of regional and municipal administrations to the tourist business objects formation
• Low production costs (to compare with Moscow and St. Petersburg). The low cost of land
• Availability of educational institutions involved in tourism
• Growing interest of Western tourists to provincial Russia (annual foreign tourists growth rates - about 20%)
• Low competition in the segment 3 * accommodation

of nobility



Peasant life

County town life
Monastic life

Merchant's life

an organized system for the promotion of tourism product •Lack of

trained staff • Prevalence of amateur tourism • Outdated infrastructure of accommodation, poor conditions of service • The rising cost of supply on the domestic market, has reached the international level with a low quality of service • Slow development of a of public catering network in the absence of sustainable off-season demand • Historical and cultural sites is need of restoration
• Lack of advertising and information support coming on highway

region
Redistribution of tourist traffic between St. Petersburg and Moscow
Development of

cluster initiatives and increasing the efficiency of the tourism industry
Promotion of employment
Economic growth regions
Development of national tourism brand

historical and cultural space
Inter-Regional Tourism Development Program

direction of regional policy  
toolkit to diversify tourist space stimulating economic growth

and social development in Russia Peripherals