ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE TOURIST CLUSTER ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITIES OF THE CAUCASIAN MINERAL WATERS REGION

The article discusses the methodological aspects of the analysis and proposes a system of economic indicators that include the results of the functioning of the tourism cluster, the socio-economic development of the territory, as well as tourism multipliers. The study was conducted on the example of the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. To calculate the multipliers, it is proposed to use the main indicator of the effectiveness of the cluster core — the income of health resort organizations. According to the results of the study, it was found that the social and economic indicators proposed in the work have positive dynamics, indicate sustainable socio-economic development of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region, due to the high demand for tourism and recreational services.