Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism

The development of automobile tourism in Russia has reached a new stage due to the concept approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. The relevance of this type of tourism is associated with the increased demand of Russians for travel within the country and the difficulties in providing o...

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Main Authors: Aleksandr Yu. Tsvetkov, Konstantin Yu. Timoshenko
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Language:English
Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2025-06-01
Series:Арктика и Север
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Online Access:https://arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=402111
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description The development of automobile tourism in Russia has reached a new stage due to the concept approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. The relevance of this type of tourism is associated with the increased demand of Russians for travel within the country and the difficulties in providing of transportation for the increased tourist flows. The stimulus to its development is the increase in motorization of citizens and the great recreational potential of Russia. For the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, auto tourism is one of the ways to develop the territory. In our work, based on the analysis of reviews of auto tourists in the Internet, we studied the demand for the regions of the Russian Arctic, the directions of the main car routes, the impressions gained from travelling on the Arctic roads. It turned out that the most popular regions among Russian auto tourists are the western sector of the Russian Arctic — Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia. Most trips are made in warm season. Tourists note the poor quality of the surface on some sections of the roads and the lack of roadside service facilities. Based on the materials of the highway departments, the Ministry of Transport and road maps, we studied the accessibility of the Arctic regions of Russia for auto tourists, their suitability for the development of tourist routes. As a result, we divided the Arctic regions into four groups: the most accessible, accessible, conditionally accessible and difficult to access. For each group, we proposed the types of auto tourism that can be developed there. Currently, development of auto tourism in the first two groups is the most promising.
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spelling doaj-art-2e6da756618a401b9afee416a997b1a82025-08-20T03:14:54ZengNorthern Arctic Federal UniversityАрктика и Север2221-26982025-06-01595910812110.37482/issn2221-2698.2025.59.129Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism Aleksandr Yu. Tsvetkov 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-1295Konstantin Yu. Timoshenko 1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-6980Higher School of Economics, Management and Law, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. LomonosovDepartment of Business, Marketing and Law, USN School of Business, University of South-Eastern NorwayThe development of automobile tourism in Russia has reached a new stage due to the concept approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. The relevance of this type of tourism is associated with the increased demand of Russians for travel within the country and the difficulties in providing of transportation for the increased tourist flows. The stimulus to its development is the increase in motorization of citizens and the great recreational potential of Russia. For the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, auto tourism is one of the ways to develop the territory. In our work, based on the analysis of reviews of auto tourists in the Internet, we studied the demand for the regions of the Russian Arctic, the directions of the main car routes, the impressions gained from travelling on the Arctic roads. It turned out that the most popular regions among Russian auto tourists are the western sector of the Russian Arctic — Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia. Most trips are made in warm season. Tourists note the poor quality of the surface on some sections of the roads and the lack of roadside service facilities. Based on the materials of the highway departments, the Ministry of Transport and road maps, we studied the accessibility of the Arctic regions of Russia for auto tourists, their suitability for the development of tourist routes. As a result, we divided the Arctic regions into four groups: the most accessible, accessible, conditionally accessible and difficult to access. For each group, we proposed the types of auto tourism that can be developed there. Currently, development of auto tourism in the first two groups is the most promising. https://arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=402111automobile tourismconceptarctichighwaystransport accessibility
spellingShingle Aleksandr Yu. Tsvetkov
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Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
Арктика и Север
automobile tourism
concept
arctic
highways
transport accessibility
title Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
title_full Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
title_fullStr Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
title_full_unstemmed Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
title_short Logistics Capabilities of the Russian Arctic Regions for the Development of Automobile Tourism
title_sort logistics capabilities of the russian arctic regions for the development of automobile tourism
topic automobile tourism
concept
arctic
highways
transport accessibility
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