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Since the mid-1990s, tourism has become an important socio-cultural and political phenomenon that has a significant impact on the modern world order, the development of integration processes and interstate relations. Tourism is one of the most promising areas of economic restructuring in many countries and has an impact on such sectors as transport, trade, communications, construction, agriculture, consumer goods, etc. The development of tourism helps to improve the quality of life of the population, create additional jobs, build up the country's foreign exchange reserves, and increase its authority in the international arena.

The gradual increase in the level of culture and education of the population, the growth of incomes, the duration of holidays and free time, the development of information technology, modern means of transport and communication significantly affect the annual growth in the number of international tourist trips related to professional, business, cultural, educational, medical, religious and other purposes. According to the World Tourism Organisation, in 2013, the number of international tourist arrivals totalled almost 1.1 billion people, and the cash receipts from international tourism exceeded USD 1.4 trillion.