Sarkisyan G. Modernization of mechanisms of regulation and stimulation of innovative activity of regional tourist markets

The dissertation is devoted to the development of theoretical and methodological principles and practical recommendations for defining new and modernizing existing mechanisms for regulating and stimulating innovation in regional markets of tourist services based on mutual coordination of sectoral, territorial, public and national interests. The essence, significance, preconditions of formation and segmentation of regional markets of tourist services are covered, the general characteristic and classified tourist services are given, the role and features of gastronomic tourism in the structure of regional tourist markets are clarified. Theoretical and scientific bases of the content and significance of the market of tourist services are generalized, its functional affiliation and specificity are specified. The position of formation of regional tourist markets based on their territorial differences depending on affiliation, scale, settlement, cross-border origin, character and way of management, religious and ethnic traditions of the people is caused.