The book reflects the consolidated position in the field of tourism geography, first developed by a team of leading specialists from the CIS countries and some countries of the United Europe. The geography of tourism is clearly presented as an independent discipline with its object, subject, tasks and research methods. For the first time, a comprehensive description of the main national models of tourism in the world has been given, and thus the beginning of problematic tourist country studies in our country has been laid. The final section of the book is devoted to the geography of special types of tourism that have recently emerged in the global travel market and are developing at a faster pace. For students and teachers of universities, as well as employees of tourism industry and tourist administrations .