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Development of Popular Science Tourism in the Khibiny Massif: Potential, Consumer Demand and Prospects

https://doi.org/10.24412/1998-5533-2026-1-458-463

Abstract

The article examines the current segment of the tourist market – popular science tourism on the example of the Khibiny mountain range. The importance of the region as a unique mineralogical object, forming a steady demand for specialized educational programs, is substantiated. Based on the analysis of existing tourist offers and the results of the author's sociological survey (N = 250), the motivational attitudes, expectations and barriers of the target audience are revealed. There is a high willingness to participate in scientific expedition tours (77 % of respondents) with an expressed interest in historical, archaeological, geological and mineralogical content. The article contains practical recommendations on the design and promotion of comprehensive tourism products that harmoniously combine educational value, comfort and safety, which contributes to the diversification of the tourist offer in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

About the Authors

A. A. Fomin
A.S. Pushkin Leningrad State University
Russian Federation


P. V. Zhukov
A.S. Pushkin Leningrad State University
Russian Federation


E. V. Fedorova
LLC «Firm Maclay»
Russian Federation

St. Petersburg, Kolpino 



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Fomin A.A., Zhukov P.V., Fedorova E.V. Development of Popular Science Tourism in the Khibiny Massif: Potential, Consumer Demand and Prospects. The Review of Economy, the Law and Sociology. 2026;(1):458-463. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24412/1998-5533-2026-1-458-463

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