MANAGEMENT OF AGRITOURIST INTEGRATION OF RURAL TERRITORIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

The article considers the possibilities of agricultural production and tourist integration in Russia. In the process of diversification of agricultural branches the author indentifies four stages of their interaction providing detailed characteristics of development models and the structure of agritourist management at each stage. Special attention is paid to the system of cashless tourist transactions, or the so-called «tourist checks», as suggested by the program «Agroturservice». The figures of possible turnover, reinvestment of funds into agricultural tourism and total economic effect are calculated for a three-year period of the project realization.