THE ROLE OF TOURISM IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE LANKARAN-ASTARA ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

Abstract

The article investigates the real situation, as well as prospects of tourism enterprises in LankaranAstara economic-geographic region and the areas that affect tourism indirectly. The role of the increase in income of the population and solving an unemployment problem in the tourism facilities in the region are studied. The analysis shows that tourism has a direct effect on the sale of proposed products of the region, suggested services and demand. It is determined that it created additional opportunities for the region through the increase in the flow of tourists, the numbers of people stay in tourist accommodation facilities and increase in revenues.