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Современные проблемы сервиса и туризма
№ 4/2015 Том 9
Danhaa Enhtayvan1, Oksana V. Evstropeva2,
1
Institute of Geography MAN; Ph.D. (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
2
V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS (Irkutsk, Russia); PhD in Geography, Senior
Researcher
TRANS-BOUNDARY TOURISM IN MONGOLIA
Mongolia is the unique country in tourist sense. It’s situated in the center of the continent. The distance between
the mongolian capital (UlaanBaatar) and the centers of the adjacent states (Russia, China, Kazakhstan) reaches
thousands kilometers. Severe sharp continental climate and lack of sea resorts are characteristic for Mongolia. Thus,
tourist attractiveness of Mongolia is defined by its natural and cultural exclusiveness. The main principle of tourism
development in Mongolia consists in combination of nature-protection and recreational functions of the territories,
which are most attractive for tourists. The structure of the tourist arrivals in to country is characterized by considerable prevalence of visitors from neighboring China and Russia. In this regard the development of cross-border tourism became one of the most important directions for the cooperation with adjacent regions. The trans-boundary
tourism means the interdependent and coordinated recreational development of the territories that belong to certain
cross-border corridors (points of border control). Formation of tourist streams, the centers of border trade and infrastructure depend on their location, status and capacity. The central part of Russian-Mongolian cross-border tourist
space is presented by unique natural object – the basin of Baikal Lake. The network of special protected natural
areas is dated for it. The role which special protected areas play for Mongolian tourism is illustrated by the example
of Hovsgol national park. The developed system of conservation can be considered not only as the most important
direction of bilateral cooperation, but also as one of the most important factors of the territorial organization of
tourism. Creation of cross-border SPNAs, development of transport infrastructure, giving of the international status
to cross-border transitions, and also implementation of the bilateral agreement about the visa-free tourist exchange
also promote for development of trans-boundary tourism.
Keywords: Mongolia, Lake Baikal basin, transborder tourism, special protected natural areas, ecotourism.
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February 13, 2015).
ТУРДАЙДЖЕСТ
ТРЕНДЫ РОСТА МИРОВОЙ
ТУРИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ОТРАСЛИ
Всемирный совет по туризму и путешествиям (ВСТП) опубликовал
доклад, из которого следует, что туристическая отрасль в 2014 г. принесла в экономику Европы €1,8 трлн. ($2,1 трлн.), что в 2,6 раза больше вклада добывающих отраслей
($796 млн.) и в 1,8 раза превышает вклад банковского сектора ($1,2 трлн.). Доля туризма
в европейском ВВП составила 9,2%. В докладе отмечено, что турбизнес занимает второе
место по темпам роста в Европе после финансового сектора и в ближайшее десятилетие
составит 2,8% в год. Туризм в европейских странах обеспечивает 35 млн. рабочих мест.
По материалам сайта «RTourNews»
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