Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2011. № 8. Part 4. P. 30-32.
TOURISM ORIGIN WITHIN CAUCASUS IN PRE-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD
Vladimirova Sofiya Nikolaevna
North Caucasian Academy of State Service (Branch) in Pyatigorsk
Abstract. The author considers the history of tourism origin and development within Caucasus. Originating tourism was in the form of educational walks. In the XIXth century the first travel agencies appeared in Caucasus, and the most well-known of them such as the Caucasus Mountain Society, the Crimean-Caucasian Club, played significant role in native tourism history, created the foundations of sightseeing practice and techniques.
Key words and phrases: туризм, туристические организации, экскурсионная деятельность, путеводители, tourism, travel organizations, sightseeing activity, guidebooks
Open the whole article in PDF format. Free PDF-files viewer can be downloaded here.
References:
Dolzhenko G. P. Istoriya turizma v Rossiiskoi imperii, Sovetskom Soyuze i Rossiiskoi Federatsii. M., 2010. 297 s.
Markelov N. V. Kavkazskoe gornoe obshchestvo: izbrannaya publitsistika za 1904-1916 gg. Pyatigorsk: SNEG, 2009. 288 s.
Nikitin V. Kavkaz - rodina turizma // Kavkazskaya zdravnitsa. 1978. 26 yanvarya.