Analysis of Approaches to Strategic Management of Tourist Territories’ Development

The sphere of Russian domestic tourism is one of the priority economic sectors of development. Its economic efficiency is extremely important in strategic perspective, as it contributes to increasing the regions’ investment attractiveness, providing jobs, improving the infrastructure of the regions and improving the quality of life of the local population. Nevertheless, domestic tourism is a field of activity which has relatively little experience in many Russian regions, which requires clear but innovative theories and practices for its management. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to identify the defining approaches of strategic management development of tourist territories. Based on the key aspects of strategic management of tourist territories identified in the work, it is concluded that the process and project approaches are the most relevant. This research result has practical implications for planning and implementing strategies at different levels: primarily at the regional, sectoral and municipal levels, as well as individual business structures.