THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF A TOURIST CLUSTER

The theoretical bases of the tourist cluster are considered in the article. The application of the cluster approach in the tourism industry in the conditions of the transition economy is very relevant and is associated with a number of features of this industry. The use of the cluster approach for strategic planning of regional tourism leads to a large-scale multiplicative effect. The central concept of the cluster is tourist resources, they play a decisive role in the development of tourism, because they are the main motive and cause of people's participation in tourist trips.