Potential of the Novosibirsk Region in the Development of Dark Tourism

Abstract

The Novosibirsk region has already become quite well known as a tourist destination in the domestic market. However, the food range of the local tourist offer still remains poor. In the context of growing demand for tourism products of special interests, “gloomy” or “dark” tourism deserves attention, combining all the variety of travel to locations, one way or another connected with tragic events, suffering, death (wars, disasters, manifestations of human cruelty). The Novosibirsk region is a relatively young region that has too little history. Is it possible to create a truly attractive offer for gloomy tourists here? The search for an answer to this question determined the purpose of the study - to study the possibilities for implementing dark tourism in the Novosibirsk region. The swot analysis carried out during the study allows us to conclude that there are still many more obstacles to its development in the region than opportunities. But this does not mean at all that the situation will not change in the future, since the potential of resources for its formation still exists. The scale of these resources is limited; they are unlikely to become magnets of national significance. But with the formation of an interesting and authentic offer that uses these resources, the region can become a region attracting gloomy tourists from the subjects of the Siberian Federal District.