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The research presented in the article is the basis for the subsequent development of the concept of religious tourism development in the framework of the expansion of domestic and inbound Russian tourism. Based on various ideas about religious tourism and pilgrimage, the authors assessed the current state of religious tourism, clarified the conceptual framework; conducted a study of the system of marketing and promotion of pilgrimage and religious tourism, evaluated the activities of pilgrimage centers for organizing domestic tours and international trips; identified opportunities and problems that limit the development of religious tourism and provided recommendations for overcoming them. The results of the study of the current state and prospects for the development of religious tourism, in general, are significant and can be used by the pilgrim services of the Russian Orthodox Church, tourist associations, and organizations in the development and implementation of measures for the development of religious tourism based on existing and reviving spiritual centers of the Russian Orthodox Church. |
