TOURIST INDUSTRY AS THE SPHERE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Abstract

The article is devoted to energy saving and energy efficiency in the tourism industry. The article purpose is to determine the ways to rationalize the use of energy resources by the Russian tourism industry. To achieve the goal, the problems of tourism industry in Russia as an energy consumer were identified. The vector of future industry development was described taking into account the rationalization of energy consumption. The system nature of energy eiciency and energy saving problems in the Russian economy has been revealed. Recommendations on reducing energy consumption in the hotel business are developed.

Keywords

• tourism
• energy consumption
• energy saving
• energy efficiency
• hotel business