To the question of the development of new turism types between China and Russia and prospective forecasts
The study analyzes the current state of mutual tourist flows between China and Russia. The economic importance of tourism for these countries was identified, the contribution of tourism to the formation of their GDP was established, and the expenses of tourists in traveling were considered. The dynamics of visits and the estimated economic situation in the countries, contributing to the development of entrances and exits from them were shown. It was determined that the flow of tourists from China to Russia accounts for 39% of the total number of visits. Based on an analytical assessment of the situation using mathematical methods, forecasts were made for the next two years, respectively, for each country. In order to increase the reliability of calculations, a confidence interval was determined, according to which optimistic and pessimistic indicators of tourist flows were predicted. The new types of tourism for citizens of each country were offered. The importance of the Red Route and China Friendly projects implemented in Russia was emphasized. Further implementation of these projects will create a comfortable environment for Chinese citizens in Russia.
Keywords: tourism, Russian-Chinese relations, tourism in China, China Friendly, medical tourism, gastronomic tourism, geography of regions, Red Route.
Highlights:
the importance of the tourism industry for the economy of each of the studied countries was determined;
the new, promising types of tourism, contributing to the growth of tourist flow from each country were established;
the forecast values of tourist flows were calculated.
Svetlana A. Shabalina, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor, Volga Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kazan; Vesta I. Maksimova, a Bachelor’s Degree student of Kazan Federal University.