Abstract: The object of this research is the content of the Article 14.51 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, which establishes administrative responsibility for breach of legislation of the Russian Federation on tourism activity. The subject of this research is the case law on administrative offenses set by the Article 14.51, normative legal acts, as well as scientific articles in periodicals. The activity of the Federal Agency for Tourism on identification of administrative offenses set by the Article 14.51 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences is exposed to critical assessment. The author indicates the declarative nature of the legal norms that stipulate the responsibility of tour operators and travel agents, as the terms of sale contracts for tourism product, to provide the tourist and (or) other customer with accurate information on the risks that the tourist may face during their trip, since there is currently no administrative responsibility for failure to provide such information. Based on the acquired results, the recommendations are formulated for the improvement of legislation on administrative offenses for breach of legislation on tourism activity: delegation of authority to initiate cases of administrative offenses set by the Article 14.51 (Paragraphs 1, 3, and 4) of the Code on Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation to the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare; establish the composition of administrative offenses in the Article 14.51 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences related to improper fulfillment of responsibilities by tour operators and travel agents on providing tourists with the information about risks they may face during their trip.

Abstract: The successful development of tourism requires proper legal regulation. At the same time, the diversity of the types of tourism is virtually neglected by the legislator and does not receive due attention of the legal scholars. This question is being regulated fragmentary and inconsistently on the level of bylaws and legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Occasional use of improper terminology, discrepancy in understanding of the essence of same types of tourism, disregard of their peculiarities impairs the effectiveness of state administration of tourism sector, negatively affects the quality of tourism services, and distorts the representations of Russia as a tourism friendly country. The article analyzes the grounds for classification of the types of tourism that have legal bearing: depending on the place of permanent residence of the tourist, on the purpose of tourist trips, on the way of organization of trip, on the social and age category of tourists. The conclusion is formulated that the key direction in improving sectoral tourism legislation consists in consolidation of extensive classification of the types of tourism and definition of concepts included therein in the Federal Law “On the Fundamentals of Tourism Activity”. For the purpose of unification of terminology, further development of tourism legislation, and improved quality of state administration of the tourism sector, the author proposes the original classification of tourism.

Abstract: The formation of optimal system of state management of tourism sector is one of the most relevant problems of tourism development in Russia and abroad. The subject of this research is peculiarities of the models of state management of tourism sector, as well as federal and regional normative legal acts that establish the structure of executive branches and determine the competence of bodies that have special authority in tourism sector. The article explores the administrative-legal aspect of the foreign model of state management of tourism sector. The author reviews the evolution of formation of executive branches in the Russian tourism sector in pre-revolutionary, Soviet, and modern periods; as well as gives assessment to the existing model of tourism management in the Russian Federation in light of the Presidential Decree No. 372 of 06.05.2020 “On the Enhancement of State Administration in the Sphere of Tourism and Tourist Activities”. This article is first to analyze the models of state management of tourism sector implemented on the level of the federal subjects of Russia. The author comes to the following conclusions: the reform of national tourism administration will be continued; the most common model in the subjects of the Russian Federation is the model of cross-sector regulation of tourism.