About the authors
| First name, Middle name, Last name, Scientific degree, Scientific rank, Current position. Full and brief name of the organization, The organization address. | Sharafieva D.R. – post-graduate student E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering The organization address: 420043, Russia, Kazan, Zelenaya st., 1 |
| Title of the article | Functions of tourism in socio-economic structure of society |
| Abstract. | Tourism – is multi-functional phenomenon. It has an active influence on person as well as upon all spheres of his life, society, work organization and leisure, economic and social development, transform environment in the developed region. The impact of tourism is complex and can be either positive or negative. In areas with developed tourism sphere we can observe society changing – there is a reorientation of the workforce in occupations related to tourism activities. Tourism is the conductor of cultural expansion. With the growing needs of people in traveling, the volume of tourism industry grows as a set of enterprises, institutions and organizations to ensure the production and consumption of goods and services for tourists. Therefore, rapidly growing social and economic role of tourism in human life. Tourism has a various influence on lives of local people, their material and spiritual activities, the system of values, social behavior and interests. For the world community for a long period tourism has been one of the most profitable and rapidly growing industries. The positive impact of tourism on the economy of the state occurs in case of comprehensive development of tourism. At present, tourism is considered as a subject of scientific study, with its conceptual set, functions and scope of influence. |
| Keywords. | Tourism, spatial environment, international style, functions of tourism, the impact of tourism, the tourism industry. |
| For citations: | Sharafieva D.R. Functions of tourism in socio-economic structure of society // Izvestiya KGASU. 2012. №4(22) P.78-85. |
