Modern spa business as a system

The vast majority of management decisions made in the sanatorium and resort industry, as well as various studies of the functioning of the resort business, are made without regard to the laws of its development as an integral system. This does not allow to ensure the integrity of the idea of the resort business, to overcome the isolation when considering its traditional components, to reveal the relationship between individual areas of work with industry-wide problems.Aim. To explore the resort business as a system, to give a modern concept of the resort system, to reveal the goals and functions, its composition and structure.Methodology. Observations were made and a qualitative analysis of the functioning of the sanatorium and resort industry was carried out using the data of domestic researchers, the organizational and legal foundations of the sanatorium and resort activities in Russia were analyzed. The main methods of studying the problem are: generalization, analysis, systematization, deduction.Results. The modern concept of “resort system” is disclosed, its most important characteristics and structure are identified and defined.Research implications. The results of the study will be useful to scientists specializing in research on various aspects of the resort business, managers and specialists of the authorities that manage the sanatorium and resort area.