Published: 15 April 2009
The article highlights the conditions of developing domestic tourism in Russia and the challenges the Russian tourist industry is facing. It has been proposed that organizing tourist clusters could serve as a tool for tourism development. A cluster model is given and its components are described. Also described are the territories in Russia that meet the requirements for organization and development of tourist clusters, with special focus on Western Siberia regions where such clusters should be organized and developed on the basis of interregional cooperation.