Annotation. The article presents the concept of business activity and analyzing the main tasks of business activity. It considered directions to increase business activity.

Keywords: business activity, enterprise, economic activity, competitiveness.

Annotation. The article presents the competition concept in tourism, competitiveness of the tourism business. In it were analyzed factors, which affect the competitiveness of the tourism business. At the same time the article espoused the principles and increasing factors of the tourism business enterprises’ competitiveness.

Keywords: competitiveness, competition, tourism business companies, tourism, factors, innovation processes, tourist clusters.