ARCTIC TOURISM: SHPITSBERGEN

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of the paper is a complex study of the Spitsbergen tourist system. Methodology. Based on historical-geographical, descriptive, comparative and analytical-statistical methods, we analyze the stages of the tourist development of the Arctic, identify the regions for the development of Arctic tourism, and describe its main types. Results. It is found that the periods of the development of the Arctic coincide with the periods of the beginning of its tourist use. The historical periods of the tourist development of Spitsbergen and the factors that hindered its development in the past and present are revealed. Research implications. On the example of the Spitsbergen archipelago, the problems of tourism development in the Arctic have been updated, and a contribution has been made to the theory and methodology of its study. Previous experience in this area is systematized. Attention is drawn to the key sector of development of the economic activity of the Russian Federation on the archipelago, which contributes to the solution of the country’s strategic tasks.

Keywords

• Arctic
• domestic and international tourism
• Arctic tourism
• Spitsbergen
• integral assessment
• limiting factors