Specific aspects of managing the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry

Aim. By analyzing current trends in the development of youth educational tourism services, the presented study aims to identify the specific aspects of managing the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry.

Tasks. The authors identify current trends in managing the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry; consider a management model for the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry at the level of St. Petersburg; substantiate the conditions for its effective application.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition to investigate trends in managing the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry and to examine a management model for the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry at the level of St. Petersburg and the conditions for its effective application.

Results. The following trends in managing the development of youth educational tourism services in the context of training staff for the tourism industry are observed: increasing the importance of youth educational tourism as a key factor in the sustainable development of domestic tourism; dynamic professional development of tourism industry staff and targeted training at the request of enterprises, including new vocational education for the unemployed youth; boosting the recognizability of the products of youth educational tourism services; strengthening the role of volunteer communities, including the involvement of the professional youth.

Conclusions. The study establishes that the specific aspects of managing the development of youth educational tourism services at the level of St. Petersburg include: a support system for the professional development of young staff in the tourism industry, which is being developed in collaboration with Russian regions; a coordinating and controlling body acting as a center for determining the strategy for the development of youth educational tourism services; monitoring of the system’s performance based on criterion scores; management of risk factors to guarantee consumer safety.

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