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Animator in tourism
Based on the theoretical analysis of works from a number of current authors and 
their own longstanding work in animation of recreational activities in hotels, the 
authors give a detailed overview of tasks, duties and activities related to the 
organization and implementation of daytime and evening activities. Based on a 
detailed examination of daily duties in different conceptions of hotel 
entertainment, writer emphasizes the complexity of educating the tourism 
animators. 
This monograph aims to contribute to the defining the profile of recreation 
animators in tourism. It should be noted that the animator as a person who 
conducts the activities of people on vacation, primarily engages in guiding and 
organizing physical activities, as exercise process, as applied sports games or as 
applied sports in the function of association and the wider context of an active 
lifestyle which they have chosen when choosing their destinations. 
Managements of all tourist destinations insist that the programs of aerobics, 
aquabic, swimming lessons, dance training, organization, and basic 
methodology of sports games (football, basketball, volleyball, handball, sand 
volleyball, sand handball..) should be done by animators who have knowledge 
in this field. People on vacation require proper and accurate information 
regarding all sporting activities, instruction that will instill confidence that, 
behind this exercise, attitude, stroke, stands the person who was educated in the 
profession, and that behind the person stands an institution such as the Faculty 
of Sport and Physical Education. For precisely these reasons, I think the profile 
of people who are engaged in this profession should be searched for in the field 
of physical culture, and researching in this area should be facilitated in order to 
contribute to the best possible formation and education of professionals for the 
job. 
At the beginning this kind of work was done by the PE teachers these days it 
done by specially trained animators. 
The conducted research falls within one of the rare cases of research in the area 
of sporting recreation and tourism as well, both in neighboring countries and in 

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our region. Research also aimed to draw attention to the needs of the described 
animator profile in general.
The modern man has the need to cope with job stress and monotony of daily 
work through recreational activities.
Almost all tourist institutions largely base their offer on the basis of recreational 
programs. In addition to sport fields, there are professional people who have the 
duty to maximize the impression of a good and healthy holiday. Animation as 
an activity has the aim to revive tourism offer with a new content and encourage 
guests to participate in these events. Animation is an important part of the 
tourist offer, which, through its various forms and contents attracts the attention 
of tourists, encourages them to take on the activity that will contribute to the 
leisure and recreation through intellectual and cultural superstructure and 
contribute to the improvement of the content and quality of the tourist offer. 
It is my pleasure to recommend this monograph work as a literature at 
University even more. 
Ankara, 19. 12. 2012.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet GÜNAY, PhD. 
Gazi University 
Ankara, TURKEY 

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