TY - JOUR AU - Alona Haraha PY - 2018/06/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - MODERN TRENDS OF TOURISM PROFESSIONALS’ PREPARING IN EU COUNTRIES JF - Professional Education: Methodology, Theory and Technologies JA - PEMTT VL - 0 IS - 7 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://education-journal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/103 AB - The article reveals the main trends in the training of tourism specialists in highly developed countries.The development prospects of the Ukrainian tourism industry in the context of Euro-Atlantic integration are discussed.The features of the organization and trends in the development of the modern education system in the tourism industry are analyzed and the importance of the infl uence of tourism on the economic and socio-cultural development of the country is justifi ed. The main tourism development background is the formation of the effective training system for tourism professionals. In this regard, the primary target is the educational process of tourism professionals’ training improving, their professional and business qualities formation becomes leading in the further tourism development program, educational establishment and pedagogical system.A critical analysis of the European Union countries experience will allow optimize the process of professional training of tourism specialists in Ukraine. In this context, experience is of considerable interest, where the tourism industry and tourism education have long-standing traditions. ER -