THE PROSPECTS OF RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN

The current military-political and economic situation in the world has significantly narrowed the space for Russians for outbound tourism. Under these conditions, attention should be paid to accelerating the development of all spheres of domestic tourism. And, in particular, the development of rural tourism as one of the elements of the tourist attractiveness of Russian regions. The choice of promising directions and the attractiveness of rural tourism for the inhabitants of the country are determined by: the degree of development of the infrastructure of the tourism and hospitality industry at the regional level; availability of relevant tourist and recreational resources in the region; the presence of specialized personnel in farms; availability and scale of regulatory, methodological and financial support from state bodies (both at the federal and regional levels). All of the above determined the choice of the purpose of the proposed study. In the process of performing the work, the authors have been: clarified some concepts of the terminological apparatus of rural tourism; identified types of rural tourism suitable for development in locations of a certain type, inherent in individual municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan (RT); analyzed the experience of developing rural tourism in some European countries; assessed recreational resources for the development of rural tourism in the regions of Tatarstan; some problems that hinder the progressive development of rural tourism in the Republic of Tatarstan have been identified.