Abstract
The article examines the role of small and medium enterprises in the formation of the tourism industry and the overall growth of economic activity. The quantitative indicators and qualitative criteria used in determining small and medium enterprises, as well as the principles of sustainable destinations defined by the World Economic Forum, are analyzed. The program documents aimed at the development of various sectors of the economy, including tourism, are considered through the prism of the presence in them of measures to support small and medium enterprises, as well as the sustainability principles. The content of the main program documents of the tourism sector is analyzed in terms of the sustainability principles. The article also studies the trends in the development of small and medium enterprises in the Akmola region tourism industry.