Statistical assessment of the activity of collective accommodation facilities and their contribution to the economy of the Russian Federation regions

The purpose of the study. Tourism is a priority area of economicdevelopment.Short-termaccommodationoftouristsplaysanimportantrole in the tourism industry. The indicator of the number of persons placed in collective accommodation facilities is used to determine the tourist flow in the context of the regions of the Russian Federation. The approach we have used in this study aims to analyze the activity of collective accommodation facilities and assess their contribution to the economy of the Russian Federation regions based on currentstatistical information. The research was carried out at the expenseofbudgetaryfundsonthestateassignmenttotheFinancialUniversityunder the Government of the Russian Federation.  The study focuses on:analysis of the activity of collective accommodation facilities on the territory of Russia,testing the hypothesis that the differences in the main indicators, characterizing the activity of collective accommodation facilities aredue to the influence of the territorial factor,evaluate the efficiency of functioning of collective accommodation facilities and their profitability, and highlight the regions of Russia withlow,medium and highlevels ofprofitabilityof tourist accommodationfacilities,assess the contribution of the activity of collective accommodation facilities for tourists to the economy of the regions of Russia.Materialsand methods. In the paper, the authors considereddefinitions, classification, a system of indicators that form amethodologicalbasisforstatisticalobservationoftheactivityofcollectiveaccommodationfacilitiesand their presentation inaccordance with the current international and national statisticalstandards. We applied the grouping method, structural and dynamicdata analysis. The hypothesis of the normal distribution of the datawas tested on the basis of the Shapiro-Wilk Test. The hypothesisthat the differences in indicators characterizing tourist activity aredue to the influence of the regional factor was tested using the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis Test. To assess the contribution of the activity of collective accommodation facilities to the economy of the Russian region, the authors calculated an integral index assessing the resources and results of tourism activities in the region. The analysiswascarriedoutaccordingto5 indicators characterizing tourist activity in 82 regions of the Russian Federation in 2019.Results. The study found that the territorial factor has a statisticallysignificant effect on the number of seats for receiving tourists, the number of accommodated persons, the number of overnight stays.At the same time, the differences in the distribution of the collective accommodation facilities over the territory of Russia are caused not by the belonging of the region of Russia to a certain federaldistrict, but by other factors. The study also made it possible tocome to the conclusion that, in terms of the profitability of collectivea cco mm o da tio nf a cilities ,t h eregio n sofRu ssi aa ree x tre m el yheterogeneous. The authors identified groups of Russian regions withprofitability of collective accommodation facilities below average,above average and high.  The integral index, based on the resources and results of touristactivity, made it possible to determine the regions of Russia, in whichthe results of tourist activities are ahead, correspond or lag behindthe available resources for the implementation of tourist activities.Conclusion. The results obtained will make it possible to correlatethe resources of each Russian region for the implementation oftouristactivitieswith its results. An increase in the number ofaccommodations, an increase in their level of comfort, accessibility,andconvenientlocationwillgiveanimpetustothedevelopmentofthetourism sector in Russia; arouse interest in tourist trips both amongcitizens of the country and among foreign guests. The regional aspectof the location of accommodation facilities is extremely important, since it is not only the basic position of the tourist infrastructure,but also has a direct impact on the contribution of tourist activity to the economy of the region of Russia. Therefore, the issue of the influence of accommodation facilities on the region’s economy requiresfurther study.