This thesis is divided into eight parts including introduction and conclusion. In the introduction the following has been defined: the research problem and the research subject, hypotheses of the research which, are in the following part of this thesis, accepted or rejected, something more about research goals, contribution of the thesis and finally the structure of the thesis itself. In the second part of the thesis the term „youth tourism“ is defined, together with its history, main characteristics and growing trends of this type of tourism. In this section dana on the topic are presented as well as examples of programmes that affect the growth of this selective type of tourism. In the third part of the thesis the term „educational tourism“ is defined as a segment of youth tourism and examples of educational tourism presented. Also its impacts on a tourist destination have been explored. In the fourth part of the thesis attention is paid to the significance and the role of the EU in promoting development of youth-educational tourism and in the growth of student mobility. In this part EU programs aimed at enhancement of this type of tourism are presented. The fifth part of the thesis is dedicated to ERASMUS + program, currently the most important program for promoting mobility. A review of this program has been given, key mesures and activities as well as profile of students participating this program so far. In the sixth part of the thesis, the results of the author’s own survey research conducted on the ERASMUS + population are presented accompanied by a detailed analysis. This part also contains the testing of the hypotheses, with conclusions. The seventh part of this thesis presents the autor's recommendations on how to use the results of the research as well as some proposals to tourism stakeholders and students, about the potentials given by ERASMUS + programs. In the eight and final part of the thesis, the conclusions based on the research are presented. The conclusion is followed by literature, summary in English, list of photos, graphs and tables.