This thesis deals with the issue of sustainable and educational tourism on the example of work and travel programs where their link is considered. The aim of the research explains the topic of sustainable and educational tourism and removes work and travel programs. The purpose of the research is to point out the importance of the implementation of educational tourism for gaining further experience, knowledge and competencies in tourism, but also for the development of tourism stakeholders who focus on the cultural segment of development and create sustainability. Today, cultural exchanges are a significant and integrated part of culture and educational tourism, which as such are corporations in the domain of sustainable tourism. Students are most often the initiators of educational tourism through which they encourage the growth and development of educational student travel. Getting to know new cultures, making new friends, improving a foreign language are some of the benefits of educational student travel. By acquiring new cultural knowledge by attending various educations in exchange processes, students become richer in their future development perspectives.