PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN TATARSTAN

Of the many types of tourism religious pilgrimage tourism is one of the oldest species. This type of tourism is developing at a steady pace in recent years both in Russia and in the world. By number of tourists which can be attributed to a group of religious pilgrimage is one of the leading positions. World Tourism Organization estimates that the percentage of tourists in recent years reaches nearly 10% of the total number of tourists. If the year 2014 the number of tourists in the world exceeded 1 billion. man, the number of tourists traveling for religious purposes will be more than 100 million. man. Most travel for religious purposes in Europe. In this region there are Christian shrines, both regional and global importance. Most religious-cultic objects is concentrated in Italy, Spain, France and several other countries. World Center of religious tourism cult Christians is the Vatican City in Rome, which annually attends about 10 million. man. The second largest center of cult and religious tourism are holy for Muslims, the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca and Medina. Only during the Hajj in the month of Ramadan these cities visited by more than 2.5 million. believers. From religious pilgrimage tourism has features which distinguish it from other types of tourism, it is above all the specific contingent, conditions and principles of organization of tourist trips, etc. The article deals with the problems of development of religious pilgrimage tourism Muslims in the Republic of Tatarstan. Issues of Hajj travel and other activities.