title: The Role of Souvenirs in the Product Positioning of the Tourist Region
abstract: Introduction. The relevance of the considered scientific problem is that souvenir products are a component of the communicative paradigm of territorial branding, and a souvenir itself acts as a visual carrier of identification of a tourist region. A regional souvenir product has the following specific features: geographical reference to the territory reflecting its peculiarities, cultural and historical traditions in manufacturing and positioning. Consumers’ perception of souvenirs plays an impo
journal: REGIONOLOGY