The Department of "Economics and Organization of Tourism" was established in 1967 as the first-of-the-kind institution in the Bulgarian higher education. The Tourism Programme was founded in 1965, again as the first of its kind in Bulgaria. The Department is a primary national centre for professional training of specialists and experts with higher education in the field of tourism. It organizes and implements, within the Faculty of Management  at  the University of Economics – Varna,  training in two majors for Bachelor degree in "Tourism" and "International Tourism" /in Russian language/ and in three majors for  Master degree in "International Tourist Business", "Development of Tourist and Sport Events" and "International Tourism" /in English language/. Since the foundation of all the majors the department has prepared more than 4000 Bachelor and Master degree graduates, including 300 international students. At the same time the Department of "Economics and Organization of Tourism" is also an important centre for doctoral studies /50 successfully defended doctoral theses/ and for various studies on the problems of tourism science and publishing of numerous scientific works of national importance.

The academic staff of the Department of "Economics and Organization of Tourism" consists of 9 lecturers - two professors, three associate professors, three chief assistant professors, PhDs and one assistant professor, PhD. The department team provides students of different grades education in the required and elective courses, forming the professional training of future specialists. All lecturers are not only excellent professionals, but also possess good command of two foreign languages. Department of "Economics and Organization of Tourism" maintains good partnerships with related educational institutions in the country / University of National and World Economy, Sofia University, South-Western University - Blagoevgrad and others / and abroad / Poland, Ukraine, Russia, France, Belgium and others /. The department also maintains relationships with a number of tourist companies and NGO /BCC, Association "Culture and Tourism of South-Eastern Bulgaria", etc./ It is a preferred partner and participant in a number of national and international projects.

Professional Field "Tourism" at the Department of "Economics and Organization of Tourism" is accredited by NEAA for a period of 6 years starting from 2013 with grades of 9.7 for Bachelor's and Master's and 9.62 for doctoral degrees.