Economic bases of tourism studies

he purpose of the article is to determine the composition and features of the economic foundations of activity in tourism studies, to identify the problems of their provision and implementation, to substantiate the means and tools for improvement with a view to increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of tourism activities. The methodological basis of the article is a systematic approach with the use of general scientific and special economic methods of cognition, for example: comparative analysis in the study of the impact of the economy on the tourism sector. In addition, the following methods were also used: analysis, comparison, systematization and generalization – to clarify the essence and content of the categories under study, in particular, “tourism economy”, “economy of a tourism enterprise”; statistical and comparative analysis, method of generalization. Scientific novely. The formation of the concept of tourism as a type of economic activity in modern economic science is traced, the main components of the concept of “tourism” are defined from the economic, consumer and socio-cultural points of view. The theoretical prerequisites are outlined and the expediency of solving the problems of development of tourism as an economic category is substantiated. It is proved that the assessment of the economic effect of tourism activity should be based on the definition of an indicator that characterizes the effectiveness of economic activity of entities. Conclusions. It is determined that the economic component in tourism studies is very important, since the development of tourism gives the country the following advantages: an increase in cash flow, including the inflow of foreign currency, and hence an increase in population income; growth of gross national product (GNP); replenishment of the budget through an increase in tax revenues of the host region and other revenues; creation of new jobs, i.e. increase in employment; attraction of capital, including foreign capital; multiplier effect by developing the tourism sector, the country is gradually.