National Project «Tourism»: a Perspective Vision

Vladimir M. Komarov – Director of Centre for Regional Development Strategies of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Natalia A. Moskvitina – Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Liana M. Sargsyan – Senior Expert of the Russian Export Center. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The article proposes prospective vision of Russia’s new national project in the sphere of tourism based on the study of foreign strategies’ theoretical approaches and best practice. The national project will be developed on the basis of “sustainable tourism” with the use of interdepartmental holistic approach as well as with the focus on the domestic tourism development ensuring the entire tourist lifecycle. Separate attention should be paid to the revival of medical tourism and concentration of resources in priority territories possessing obvious comparative advantages.

The article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme.

Key words: strategic planning, tourism, national project, historical and cultural heritage, wellness care, national parks.