Improving the training system as a basis for improved management of sustainable development of tourism

Abstract

© 2017 Serials Publications.Sustainable development of tourism is impossible without the availability of highly qualified personnel. The goal of the article lies in the study of approaches to the definition of "sustainable tourism" and in the determination of directions of training system's perfection in the field of effective territory management. For the analysis of the problem methods of systematization and generalization, quantitative and qualitative study were used. They allowed considering the problem comprehensively, taking into account many factors that affect the dependence of economic development on a stable environment. In the article, the questions of creation and formation of the term "sustainable tourism development", the evolution of ideas for sustainable tourism development in Russia were covered. As a result of the study there were identified the main approaches to the improvement of the management efficiency of tourism and hospitality sustainable development by training improvement: The introduction of the discipline "sustainable tourism development" to the "Tourism" educational program, the increase in time of practical classes of bachelors in the "Tourism" educational program and qualification improvement for managers in tourism and hospitality industry. The article will be useful for Federal and Regional authorities, higher educational institutions that are engaged in training of students who attend "Tourism" educational program, and for anyone who is interested in sustainable tourism development.