In the article the author revealed the essence of marketing communications in the hospitality industry, researched and characterized marketing communication tools that are relevant in the application of improving relations between participants of the tourist market environment. The effective activity of the enterprises of the tourism industry is based on taking into account the satisfaction of the complex of material, social and spiritual needs of consumers, and the use of innovative marketing communication tools. Global conditions of existence and competitive business activity require the use of innovative, effective marketing communication elements, which is covered in this article. The methodological basis for solving the main theoretical and methodological problems was the use of techniques of theoretical generalization, a combination of historical and logical, comparative, and structural-functional approach, and in order to highlight the economic importance of the tourism industry, the methods of information analysis and synthesis, the comparative-legal method, as well as statistical and economic analysis, etc. The article analyzes the factors that significantly determine the competitiveness of a tourist enterprise on the services market and substantiates the need to use innovative marketing communication tools for effective interaction with consumers in the market tourism environment. The paper highlights and argues, taking into account the challenges facing the tourism business, market requirements, the use of marketing communication elements: advertising; communication with the public; sales promotion and maintaining the company’s image policy. With a professional approach to tourism marketing, you can, using appropriate communication tools, show ways to influence the consumer of tourist services. Therefore, the creation of an effective system of marketing communications in the tourism sphere will allow the formation of a positive image of Ukraine in the market of tourist services, which will lead to investment inflows to the country, reduction of unemployment, etc
hospitality industry; tourism; communications; advertising; marketing; tourist product
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