摘要：20世纪70年代后期随着南京旅游学校的建立，我国的旅游教育也正式起步。改革开放之后，中国迎来了大批的外国游客，使得旅游产业发展起来，因此更多的关注。自1998年起，“旅游管理”专业正式成为管理学门类、工商管理所属的独立二级学科。在学科调整中尤其注重了管理方面和经济方面的培养，而对于实践操作、适应市场变化等方面有所弱化，导致旅游教育陷入盲目扩张的误区。加之旅游事业的发展，对旅游从业人员的要求也在逐步提高，人们渐渐意识到旅游教育的重要性。因此针对现如今旅游教育现状，应该进行改革教学方法，培养创新型旅游管理人才等一系列改进旅游管理学科人才的措施。

关键词：旅游教育 发展 现状

Abstract：With the establishment of nanjing tourism school,China's tourism education started in the late 1970s.After the reform and opening,China usher in a large number of foreign tourists result in tourism industry developed and attracted more attention.Since 1998 "Tourism management" officially become a independent secondary discipline which includes Management and Science of Business Administration.In the adjustment of the subject,  especially the cultivation of  Management and economic aspects to be concerned.However, practical operation and adapting to market changes, etc have weakened so that tourism education got in to expansion of erroneous zone blindly.In addition,with the development of tourism the requirements of tourism operators  are gradually improving.The importance of tourism education were gradually realized. So in view of nowadays tourism education present situation,the measures should be implemented such as the teaching method should be reformed,cultivating innovative tourism management talent and so on.

Key word: tourism education,present situation,development