Özet:

In this study, the reasons of getting the tourism education of the vocational high school tourism program students were determined and the perspectives about the future of the profession were being investigated. In the research, firstly, general structure of the occupational tourism training in Turkey and samples in the world were mentioned and today the situation of tourism education in vocational higher schools were examined. Students who were educated in Artvin Coruh University Arhavi Vocational School Tourism and Travel Services and Tourism and Hotel Management programs were applied and statistical results were obtained. Regarding the socio-economic situation of the students of the tourism department, it is seen that the families of the students usually live in the district and the students come from the small settlements. It turns out that the families of the students generally have a low income. As far as students are concerned about the future expectations of the tourism profession, they have generally come to the conclusion that they have positive expectations about the future of the tourism profession.

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