DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IN THE GOMEL REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONNEL TRAINING AT THE MODERN STAGE

Abstract

The article considers the tourism potential of Gomel region. The National Strategy for Tourism Development in the Republic of Belarus until 2035 and the State Program «Hospitable Belarus» for 2021-2025 are indicated as fundamental official documents for the development of the tourism industry at the present stage in the Republic of Belarus. The infrastructure for the development of the tourism industry in the region is noted, which is represented by hotel service facilities, including hotels, hotel complexes, tourist and hotel complexes, sanatorium and resort and health organizations, public catering facilities, roadside service and specially protected natural areas. Particular attention is paid to the development of the agro-ecotourism sector, represented by farmsteads, hunter’s and fisherman’s houses, hunting tours, ecological and tourist routes. Industrial tourism is actively developing in the region. The author notes the industrial enterprises of the region that conduct excursions. The activities for the preservation of cultural and historical monuments, the restoration and effective use of objects of historical and cultural heritage are outlined. The emphasis is made on the development of routes of patriotic orientation, examples of historical memorial complexes are given.Special attention is paid by the author to the training of qualified specialists for work in the tourism industry on the example of Francisk Skorina Gomel State University. Examples of educational and ideological activities for the professional training of students of the specialty «Linguistic support of intercultural communications (International tourism)» are given. The activity of the university on participation in the organization of certification exams for the qualifications of guides and guides-translators in Gomel region, together with the state institution “National Agency of Tourism”, was noted. Аs an example of a republican professionally oriented event organized by the National Agency of Tourism a seminar aimed at the development of industrial and cultural tourism in Gomel region is given. The seminar was attended by the teachers and students of the University as well.