Possibilities for developing inclusive tourism in the Belomorsky district of the Republic of Karelia

The article examines the organizational aspects of providing services to people with disabilities, as well as the main criteria for the accessibility of tourist infrastructure facilities such as: physical accessibility aimed at organizing conditions that allow comfortable and safe use of transport, free movement, comfortable accommodation in hotels, and physical access to the services of food and leisure establishments; informational, assuming simplicity and clarity of the information presented on specialized sites and applications; sensory, solving problems with visual access for people with visual and hearing impairments; economic, developing a system of discounts and special rates for people with disabilities; social, providing the opportunity to train employees of the tourism industry to work with people with additional needs. The Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia is part of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and has great potential due to its convenient location and a large number of cultural, historical and natural resources, including the Belomorsky petroglyphs, included in the list of sites protected by UNESCO. That is why the district was chosen for the analysis of the accessibility of its tourist infrastructure for people with disabilities. The main areas of analysis were: transport accessibility, accessibility of accommodation facilities, catering establishments, tourist sites, excursion routes and museums of the Belomorsky District. Based on the analysis, a number of recommendations were proposed for the development of inclusive tourism in the Belomorsky District, including such aspects as the formation of various programs and routes, increasing the accessibility of accommodation facilities, catering establishments, development of transport infrastructure, training of qualified personnel.