Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 10 Issue 4

Editorial

Richard Teare, Marina Y. Sheresheva

The Russian tourism and hospitality market: new challenges and destinations

Marina Y. Sheresheva

This paper aims to review recent developments in the Russian tourism and hospitality market and to underline Russia’s strong tourism prospects – despite the challenges it has to…

The main trends in the Russian tourism and hospitality market from the point of view of Russian travel agencies

Aleksandr Gudkov, Elena Dedkova, Kristina Dudina

This paper aims to discuss recent developments in the Russian tourism industry and the main reasons for new initiatives in local destination development.

International hotel chains in Russia: The prospects and challenges of movement from megacities to smaller cities in Russian regions

Marina Y. Sheresheva, Matvey S. Oborin, Elena E. Polyanskaya

This study aims to investigate the recent changes in the strategies of international hotel chains in the Russian market, as well as their role in the sustainable development of…

Listening to the voice of the customer in the hospitality industry: Kano model application

Margarita Zobnina, Aleksandr Rozhkov

This paper aims to discuss the customer satisfaction drivers of Russian tourists choosing hotels in Europe.

The role of tourist gastronomy experiences in regional tourism in Russia

Igor Bukharov, Svetlana Berezka

This paper aims to highlight the role of tourist gastronomy experiences and the possible contribution of the local gastronomy to a tourist destination’s attractiveness and…

Development of agritourism as an innovative approach to agricultural complex management in Russia

Anna Polukhina, Vera Rukomoinikova

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the problems and prospects for the further development of agricultural tourism in Russia. The paper focuses on innovations in the…

Socio-economic preconditions of resort agglomerations development in the south of Russia

Matvey S. Oborin, Irina Kozhushkina, Tatyana Gvarliani, Nikolay Ivanov

This paper aims to analyze the modern problems and the main trends of development of the health-improving tourism sector in the southern part of Russia and to identify significant…

Diversification of the Middle Urals multi-touristic potential

Elena Kondyukova, Elena Shershneva

This paper aims to review tourist directions that reflect the uniqueness of the Sverdlovsk region of Russia and form the basis of its multi-touristic potential.

The Siberian Trakt – a project that forms a tourism network

Leonid I. Ryzhenko, Marina Y. Sheresheva

This paper aims to explain the development of the Siberian Trakt (Siberian Way) project and discuss methodological, instrumental and technological questions related to its…

The development approaches to tourist value propositions of small cities: The case of the Vladimir Region

Svetlana Berezka, Mikhail Y. Kolkov, Elena V. Pereskokova

This paper aims to analyze the modern approaches to the development of tourist value proposition and to discuss relevant cases of small cities in Russia.

The Russian hospitality and tourism market: What factors affect diversity and new destination development?

Marina Y. Sheresheva

This paper aims to review the contributions made to the strategic question about the challenges and opportunities driving the Russian tourism and hospitality market as it becomes…

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes: Why is the Russian tourism and hospitality market becoming more diverse with new destinations?

Marina Y. Sheresheva, Richard Teare

This paper aims to profile the WHATT theme issue “Why is the Russian tourism and hospitality market becoming more diverse with new destinations?” with reference to the experiences…