Nowadays Ukraine as a whole and each region of the country are in a state of improving the socio-economic and administrative system, ways of long-term development are outlined, the main strategic ideas are formed. In the future, Khmelnytsky region should be attractive for tourists and appealing for guests and investors. Such a vector of development should be provided with available recreational resources and the formation of an appropriate economic system - the recreational industry. Determining the type of recreational system in the region allows us to specify the processes of its creation according to certain groups of assignments.Based on the presented analysis, the characteristics of the recreational system, which should be localized within the Khmelnytsky region, is as follows. By its origin (genesis) it belongs to the third type, which is called parallel. Id Est, a system that is formed in parallel with the growth of cities, the development of a system of forming links and the formation of a group of interconnected cities. This is typical of particularly favorable natural conditions of settlement. According to the configuration, the recreational system of this region belongs mainly to the linear type (it is tied to powerful waterwyas: the composite axis is symmetrical (along the river) and allows the system to develop in two directions). According to the location in relation to the areas of demand for weekly recreation, the recreational system of the region belongs to the following type: within reach for weekly rest, when the planning structure reflects the need for a proportional combination of components of weekly and long-term rest.Peculiarities of resource potential and type of recreational system allow to outline the directions of development of the recreational industry of Khmelnytsky region and to outline specific tasks for its development.

Наводиться короткий аналіз рекреаційних ресурсів та визначається тип рекреаційної системи регіону на прикладі Хмельницької області.