German experience in tourism development

Tourism plays an important role not only in the economic life of the developing countries, but also in the structure of economies of the industrially developed states. Tourism carries out not only economic, but the social functions. The purpose of this research is to study the German experience, development and promotion of the tourism sector at the national and international tourist markets. The method of the system analysis, the content analysis of the scientific literature, the economical and the statistical methods, the comparative method, the method of the expert evaluations, the analytical methods of a research were used. Some benefits were identified, as a result of the conducted research, which can be received due to the tourism development by private business and territories. The author gives his practical recommendations for tourist stakeholders in the Russian regions. The novelty of the research consists in the creative rethinking of the stereotypical approaches to the development of the regional tourism in the Russian Federation. Conclusions and recommendations can be used in practical activities of the state for management decisions in tourism industry of Russia.