The Northern Ladoga region as a prospective tourist destination in the Russian-Finnish borderland: Historical, cultural, ecological and economic aspects

Stepanova, Svetlana V

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The Northern Ladoga region as a prospective tourist destination in the Russian-Finnish borderland: Historical, cultural, ecological and economic aspects Stepanova, Svetlana V

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The Northern Ladoga region as a prospective tourist destination in the Russian-Finnish borderland: Historical, cultural, ecological and economic aspects

Geographia Polonica Vol. 92 No. 4 (2019)

Stepanova, Svetlana V : Autor

rozwój turystyki ; region Północnej Ładogi ; destynacja turystyczna ; pogranicze rosyjsko-fińskie ; Republika Karelii ; zmiany polityczne i społeczno-ekonomiczne

The work reported here has examined the transformation of the Northern Ladoga region (a natural and historical region in the Russian-Finnish borderland) from ‘closed’ border area into a prospective tourist destination in the face of changes taking place in the 1990s. Three periods to the development of tourism in the region are identified, while the article goes on to explore general trends and features characterising the development of a tourist destination, with the focus on tourist infrastructure, the developing types of tourism and tourismoriented projects. Measures to further stimulate tourism as an economic activity of the region are suggested.

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