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THE ROLE OF GUEST HOUSES IN THE FORMATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE AGRO-TOURIST COMPLEX AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF RURAL EMPLOYMENT

O. Pasko, ГЊ. Gritsay, I. Volkova, O. Suvorov

Abstract

In the development strategies and programmes of the Russian Federation as a whole and of individual regions, tourism is recognized as an important tool for sustainable rural development. The popularity of rural tourism is largely due to the low cost of recreation and the possibility of recreation and rehabilitation in certain climatic conditions, but its development requires the search for new forms of organization and the creation of appropriate conditions, and in the first place – infrastructure. The aim of the study is to substantiate the role of guest houses in the formation of the infrastructure of the agro-tourist complex as one of the forms of organization of rural tourism and solving the problem of rural employment. Based on the analysis of statistical data, the article shows the importance of supporting alternative forms of employment and self-employment of the rural population; the advantages of the development of agro-tourism and the accompanying system of rural guest houses in solving the problem of employment in rural areas. The characteristic of elements of the production sphere of rural tourism is given. The conditions, requirements, recommendations on the organization of guest houses in rural areas as a key element of the infrastructure of agro-tourism are analyzed.

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