Theoretical basis of creation and development of tourist clusters

Nowadays, the government pays special attention to the development of tourism, increasing the tourist attractiveness of the regions. Therefore, this article pays special attention to the creation and development of free tourist zones in our country. The basis of this research is to reveal the role of free tourist zones, in particular, tourist clusters in increasing the competitiveness of tourist areas and ensuring the socio-economic development of the regions. Scientific novelty of the research: Views on the nature and essence of clusters are generalized; A new definition of cluster policy has been provided, summarizing existing definitions; The nature of tourist clusters is revealed; Practical proposals on the establishment of tourist clusters were put forward.