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The authors of the manual explore the social phenomenon of tourism in the aggregate of its manifestations: tourism and behavior, tourist groups and organizations, social systems and social institutions of tourism. The manual will also facilitate the preparation of highly qualified tourismologist that can provide high system efficiency and competitiveness of tourism enterprises. For students studying in the field: tourism, tourism management, management of hotel and restaurant business, tourismologist and for workers in hotel and restaurant business and tourismology.

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Fedir Shandor, doctor of philosophical sciences, member of the Higher Education Academy of Ukraine . Head of the department of tourism, professor of the tourism department of National University Uzhhorod. He has over 20 years of experience in Sociology and Tourism.

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