TOURIST ROUTES THROUGH SMALL HISTORIC CITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN

The Republic of Tatarstan has a high tourist potential for further development. Currently, economic, political and social reasons caused changes in the tourist market. Interest in domestic tourism increased. Domestic travel begins to prevail over outbound tourism in the structure of the tourist flow in Russia. Also, some growth is seen in inbound tourism. Therefore, current conditions create new opportunities for further development of tourism in the country and the need to create new tourist products. The article deals with possibilities of organizing tourist routes in small historic cities of Tatarstan. The main goal is to create additional tourist attractions in the region. This is achieved by a comprehensive study of tourist resources and current tourism development of small historical cities of Tatarstan. A new tourist route was developed based on the results of the study. All of this aimed to increase the tourist flow, develop tourism in small historical cities of Tatarstan and reinforce their positions as tourist centers