少数民族地区经济社会发展相对落后,优质教育资源相对缺乏,高素质人才偏少。但是,我国的民族地区旅游资源丰富,发展旅游业成为许多民族地区改变落后的经济社会面貌的首要选择。旅游的发展离不开专业人才的培养,尤其是应用型、技能型的旅游人才。为此,各民族地区的高职院校旅游管理专业必须在找准定位的基础上切实肩负起培养、输送优秀旅游管理专业人才的历史使命。位于湖南省湘西土家 The economic and social development in ethnic minority areas is relatively backward, the quality education resources are relatively scarce, and there are fewer high-quality talents. However, the tourism resources in ethnic minority areas of our country are rich in tourism resources and have become the first choice for changing the backward economic and social outlook in many ethnic areas. The development of tourism is inseparable from the cultivation of professionals, especially the application-oriented, skilled-type tourism personnel. Therefore, the tourism management specialty of higher vocational colleges in all ethnic areas must, on the basis of pinpointing and locating, effectively shoulder the historical mission of training and delivering outstanding tourism management professionals. Hunan Province in Hunan Tujia