Using animation for recreational environmental training of future tourism specialists

The problem of using animation elements in the development of recreational environmental tourist trails by future tourism specialists is discussed. Views of different authors on possible applications of animation in tourist industry are described, ideas of researchers on the requirements to the specialists in animation and their role in doing animation events with tourist are outlined. Use of animation facilitates the development of showmanship, creativity, imagination, speaking etc. it is stressed that it is important to include animation elements in the process of recreational environmental training of future tourism specialists.