THE INFLUENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

Rad se temelji na istraživanju edukativnog studentskog putovanja pod Erasmus+Programom, kao i objašnjavanju definicije edukativnog i omladinskog turizma , koji dokazuju kako ova vrsta selektivnog oblika turizma može biti nešto što će razlikovati određenu regiju i destinaciju od konkurencije pa je itekako poželjno uvrstiti je u turističku ponudu jedne zemlje. Turizam mladih je jedna od najbrže rastućih tržišta, mladi ljudi probijaju granice, te postavljaju nove. Erasmus + program ljudima pomaže u dijeljenju znanja i iskustava unutar institucija i organizacija u različitim zemljama. U svrhu istraživanja utjecaja i značaja edukativnog turizma, provedena je analiza rada Agencije za mobilnost i programe Europske Unije, te je zaključeno kako je ponuda i kvaliteta sadržaja u destinaciji izrazito bitna za privlačenje ERASMUS studenata, te bi svi turistički subjekti trebali raditi na samoj kvaliteti sadržaja i atraktivnosti destinacije, poboljšanju i povećanju smještajnih kapaciteta, uvođenju besplatnih tečajeva stranih jezika i sl.The thesis deals with the research of an educational student excursions within the Erasmus + program, and explaining the definition of educational and youth tourism, that prove that such a selective form of tourism could be something that would differentiate a particular region and destination from it’s competition so it is very important to include it in the tourism offer. Youth tourism is one of the fastest growing markets, young people push boundaries and experiment with a new. Erasmus+ is helping people share knowledge and experience at institutions and organisations in different countries. For the purpose of researching the impact and significance of educational tourism, an analysis of the work of the Agency for Mobility and Programs of the European Union was carried out, and it was concluded that the offer and quality of content in the destination is extremely important for attracting ERASMUS students, and that all tourism entities should work on the quality of content itself and the attractiveness of the destination, improving and increasing accommodation capacity, introducing free foreign language courses, etc