N.Zlokazova, PhD in Economics, Assistant Professor of the Chair of the International Economic Organizations and European Integration of the World Economics and International Affairs Department, State University – Higher School of Economics

In article actual questions of tourism service's personnel training for carrying out of Olympic games and large sports actions are considered. The considerable attention is given to preparation of volunteers. The international experience of the tourism service's personnel training for carrying out of the Olympic Games is analyzed, in particular, experience of the USA, Italy, Korea, China and some other countries-organizers of Olympic games. On the basis of the international experience and the Russian specificity, the author makes recommendations about the tourism service's personnel training for the organisation and carrying out of winter Olympic games "Sochi-2014".