Economic efficiency of tourism industry and its benefits for the territories have fundamentally changed the attitude of the Russian regions to tourism in general for the past decade over the past decade. The regions that had traditionally specialized in other sectors of the economy began to show interest in its development. It leads to a natural reinforcing competition of those who took its place in the tourist business long ago, and those who has just started. One of the successfully developing regions, well-known among Russians as the leading oil-producing region – ​the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra), is taking active steps not only to promote their tourism resources and ready tourism products, but also to strengthen their competitiveness in both domestic and foreign markets. Events (tourism exhibitions, forums, investment activities associated with the development and introduction of new tourist routes and participation in projects, creation of tourism websites, portals and many others. etc.), which take place in the district, contribute to the promotion of the territory as one of the most interesting Russian tourist destinations, and, as a consequence, lead to increasing of the tourist stream. Various tourism resources (ethnographic, ecological, cultural, historical and other) are the basis for building new and, most importantly, competitive tourism products. Among the promising directions are considered ethno-tourism and acquaintance of tourists with the national characteristics of the resident indigenous peoples of the North – ​Khanty, Mansi, Forest Nenets, Komi-Zyrians. The attractiveness of Ugra as a center of business tourism, which makes on its territory a variety of business, scientific, cultural and sporting events of all-Russian and international level, increases. Successful marketing policy for the promotion of the tourist potential of the Autonomous Okrug in the domestic and foreign markets contributes to the formation of a new image of Ugra as an attractive tourist center.

Questions related to tourism development in Antarctica, specifics of visit and excursions organization are considered in the article. Particular attention is paid to main types of tourist activity and popular touristic objects of harsh Antarctic continent. Ecological safely and prospects of Antarctic tourism development are considered.

The tourism development, based on domestic and entry consumer has recently become especially important in the modern Russian market of tourist services. It requires the development and implementation of new tourism business projects, effective implication of territories which were less involved before. As an example, there were taken the cities of the Moscow region for the study. The analysis of their tourist potential is evidence of little use in tourist activity and, despite the proximity to the most powerful tourist centre of the country as Moscow, weak representation in Federal target programs. Researching tourist features of the suburban cities, the authors emphasize their undeniable advantages in comparison with other Russian cities. The first block is represented with their historical role in the formation of the Russian state. Special attention is paid to the preservation of the historical environment and the possibilities for its use in tourist programs and routes. There is discussed the conservation status of 22 “historical cities”. Rich cultural and historical heritage of the cities of the Moscow region has permitted to allocate the second block of advantages, giving opportunities for the development of all types of tourism. During the analysis of existing cultural heritage objects of Federal, regional and local importance there was shown their role in attracting tourist crowds. The author presents the uniqueness and significance of museums, mansions, monuments related to the military events and other attractions of the Moscow Region. Special attention is paid to the state programs of development of tourism in the Moscow region, city unions and associations whose members are cities of the Moscow region. Evaluated approaches to solving existing problems and prospects of the developed projects concerned Социально-экономические исследования в туризме и сервисе в России и за рубежом 38 научный журнал ВЕСТНИК АССОЦИАЦИИ ВУЗОВ ТУРИЗМА И СЕРВИСА 2015 / № 3 Том 9 in general, with increasing tourist attractiveness of the Moscow region. The article uses integrated approaches to showing perspectives of tourism development in cities of the Moscow region which indicate the necessity of a unified state strategy based on the principles of sustainable development and more effective search of innovative forms of cooperation of state and municipal authorities with the involvement of private enterprises.