Кризис или новая реальность: влияние пандемии на российский сектор туризма

ЭКО. 2021. Т. 51. № 5. С. 53–76.

Yakovlev A. A., Balaeva O., Predvoditeleva M., Misikhina S. G., Ershova N. V.

This paper evaluates the impact of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures of the state anti-crisis policy on the Russian tourism sector, as well as opportunities and directions of its development. The study is based on the results of a series of semi-structured interviews with owners of firms and heads of key business associations in this sector. The analysis showed that, on the one hand, the crisis has exacerbated the problems that have long been brewing in the Russian tourism sector. On the other hand, the shift in demand to domestic market due to restrictions on international travel provides a real opportunity for the development of the domestic tourism segment. Should the federal and regional authorities, in cooperation with the tourism business, use this window of opportunity, it could help provide the necessary incentives for the inflow of investments into the Russian tourism sector and contribute to the socio-economic development of the regions.

Keywords: антикризисные меры, экономический кризис, regional development, внутренний туризм, anti-crisis policy, развитие регионов, domestic tourism, economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, пандемия COVID-19, туристический сектор, Russian tourism sector