Abstract:
The aim of the article is to research the theoretical foundations of the formation of the hospitality industry.
Theoretical and methodological basis of the research were the works of domestic and foreign scientists who
deal with the problems of the hospitality industry. In the article were used monographic, abstract and logistics
research methods, which are conducted on the basis of a bibliographic review of the extent of a problem,
clarify the content of term «hospitality.» The result of research identified the need to consider internal and
external factors of the formation of the hospitality industry in the selection of its development strategy, given
rationale for the selection of internal factors. The obtained results can be used in the practice of hotel
enterprises and the organization of hospitality industry, in the formation of educational training programs for
specialists of tourism industry and teaching such subjects as «Hospitality», «Organization and planning of
tourism activities».
