The article deals with specialized dictionaries for professional skills enhancement in economics of international travel and tourism. Although much researchers’ attention has been paid to particular aspects in the sphere of economics, tourism, as well as the related educational resources, the issue of specialized dictionaries in the field of economics of international travel and tourism has not been explored enough. Considering the actuality of professional education in the significant sphere of economics of international travel and tourism and the essential role of dictionaries in this process, the research is aimed at examining the specialized dictionaries of the field. Tasks of the research involve defining and comparing the peculiarities of professional dictionaries for specialists in economics. Consequently, the object of research is economics of international travel and tourism, and the subject concerns the specialized dictionaries for professional development in economics. The professional specialized dictionaries for economics of international travel and tourism have been distinguished due to the methods of literature analysis and the comparative analysis of printed and internet resources. Specialized dictionaries are found to be an integral part of the professional enhancement in any industry, namely the economics of international travel and tourism, as they define the terms more specifically for certain professions and help to provide a more detailed look at the origin and usage of words within the field language. Further research prospects are the study and comparative analysis of specialized dictionaries in the sphere of economics of international travel and tourism in the English and Ukrainian languages.
