Professional training for pilgrim tourism managers in Greece

The article highlights the main problems of professional training of managers of pilgrimage tourism in Greece, emphasizes the need to build a holistic system of training in connection with the needs of modern society. The focus is on pedagogical problems. Among the problems of professional training of managers for the sphere of pilgrimage tourism are noted- insufficient number of educational institutions involved in the preparation of these specialists, insufficient attention to the psychological and pedagogical cycle of educational disciplines, etc. The General characteristic of professional training of managers of pilgrimage tourism in some educational institutions of Greece is given. It is noted that a lot of attention among the compulsory subjects is paid to foreign languages, including Russian, which indicates the possibilities of enhancing the training of specialists at the international level. The study of the contents of the professional training of managers of pilgrimage tourism in Greece can be useful for the exchange of teaching experience.