Government Order No. 2129-r validating the Strategy for the development of tourism in the Russian Federation for the period until 2035.

The Strategy for the development of tourism in the Russian Federation for the period until 2035 is aimed at the comprehensive development of domestic and inbound tourism in the Russian Federation by creating conditions for the formation and promotion of a high-quality and competitive tourism product in the domestic and international tourism markets, strengthening the social role of tourism and ensuring the accessibility of tourism services, recreation and health improvement for citizens of the Russian Federation.
The goals of the Strategy are: (a) comprehensive development of domestic and inbound tourism in the Russian Federation by creating conditions for the formation and promoting a quality tourism product, competitive in the domestic and global markets; and (b) strengthening the social role of tourism, increasing the availability of tourism services, recreation and health improvement for all residents of the Russian Federation.
Guiding principles defining social significance of tourism development in the Russian Federation shall be as follows: (a) using an integrated approach in tourism development, taking into account economic, social, cultural, environmental and other aspects of the development of tourism activities; (b) strengthening the role of tourism in patriotic education and enlightenment and the formation of the cultural and moral potential of the regional populations; (c) ensuring intercultural communication, interregional and international interaction in the development of tourism; (d) formation and development of the national tourism product taking into account natural, cultural, ethnic diversity of the Russian regions; and (e) development of tourism taking into account minimizing the negative impact on environment, environmental and sociocultural risks, the need to ensure security when planning development of tourism.
Thanks to its natural conditions, Russia is considered by the world community as the most promising territory for the development of eco-tourism. There remains unrealized potential for the use of protected natural areas of regional significance for the development of eco-tourism due to the underdeveloped tourism infrastructure. The objectives of ecotourism for the period of implementation of the concept of ecotourism development are: (a) increasing the number of visitors to protected natural areas to 16 million people by 2035; (b) implementation of the ecotourism model in at least half of the national parks by 2035; and (c) implementation of an ecotourism model in at least half of the national parks by 2035.