Currently, for regions with a rich historical and cultural heritage, unique natural potential, it is necessary to form a broad-profile practical geoinformation system that will help to take into account the natural and historical and cultural monuments of the territory, tourism service enterprises and tourism destinations, analyze tourist flows, plan the development of the territory and solve other tasks. The discipline "Geographical Information System in Tourism" covers a number of topical issues, such as the stages of development of the geoinformation system, the issues of using GIS in modern conditions, the description and classification of geoinformation systems, the issues of effective use of GIS in tourism, the possibilities of websites and portals in tourism, and the zoning of tourist potential.