Managing tourist and recreational potential spatial development based on intermunicipal relations

Currently, tourism is a powerful catalyst for social and economic progress and cultural enrichment of territories. Special attention has been paid to the issue of intraregional tourism development, as there is an uneven distribution of tourist flows not only between different regions, but also between administrative-territorial units of the same region. The existing unevenness of spatial development has been analyzed. The key causes of the current situation have been identified. It has been determined that one of the effective tools to achieve tourist flows redistribution within the region is inter-municipal cooperation. It allows municipalities to combine their efforts to achieve their goals and solve problems that often do not correspond to established administrative boundaries. The factors constraining spatial development on the basis of inter-municipal relations have been formulated. highlights The main stages of such cooperation have been highlighted, and areas of intermunicipal cooperation, the key purpose of which is to position and promote the tourist space of intra-regional territories, have been developed. It has been concluded that municipal cooperation in the tourism sphere is indeed a promising mechanism for developing and promoting tourist and recreational potential of the territories. Combining the efforts of several municipalities makes it possible to create competitive travel products, expand the geography of travel routes, and optimize the use of available resources.

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