Abstract: International competition is the competition of talents. Human resources are the guarantee of national strength. The cultivation of talents is particularly critical. Colleges and universities are the main positions of excellent talents training. At present, the research and practice of cultivating outstanding talents in colleges and universities are in full swing, and a series of achievements have been made. The connotation of outstanding talents points out the direction for cultivation, but there are different opinions and there is no unified view. On the basis of previous studies, the project embeds tourism management major, collects data through open semi-structured interviews and carries out qualitative analysis to elaborate the connotation and framework system of outstanding talents cultivated by colleges and universities. This research is a periodic reflection on the cultivation of outstanding talents in colleges and universities, in order to trigger more thinking and promote the cultivation of outstanding talents in colleges and universities.

Key words: Outstanding talents, Connotation system, Tourism management