Mechanisms of tourism development intensification in the Republic of Crimea in the transition period

The main purpose of the article is the search of the mechanisms of tourism development intensification in the Republic of Crimea during the transitional period, which, by its nature, creates prerequisites for entering the industry on a qualitatively new level. The authors conduct a comparative analysis of the tourist market of Crimea before and after the entry into the Russian Federation, research the problems of state regulation of tourism sector of Crimea in the transition period, consider the international experience of tourism development in regions with similar tourist-recreational resources. As the basic mechanisms of tourism development intensification in the Republic of Crimea the authors introduce the technique of formation of tourist-recreational clusters and the project of a unified concept of ecological tourism development in the region based on the creation of green routes.