The article describes how to assess the potential and the formation of cultural and recreational area at the country, region, and municipality level. The position of the international approach to evaluating the competitiveness of the tourism sector and travelling are revealed and the trends of its development in Russia identified. On submission of the Komi Republic, the resources are described and the goals of regional tourism forming are set, and also the analysis and design of prerequisites for the development of municipal districts cultural and recreational complex experience is presented
Keywords
tourism competitiveness index, tourism development management, tourist and recreational zoning, cultural and recreational complex