The article provides a review, a comparison-and-collation and a systematization of methodological approaches conventionally taken in the context of tourist cluster design and development. Furthermore, the authors lay down rules and recommendations concerning the methods and techniques of tourist cluster design and development.

The article gives focus to the cluster approach as a strategic development tool securing consistent and sustainable tourism development. The authors dwell upon the preconditions for boundary-region tourism development and identify the factors contributing to the successful generation and stable development of the boundary-region tourist clusters.