SHTM to Co-host Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference and Asia Tourism Forum
Taking the theme "Charting the New Path: Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality - INNOVATIONS, RESEARCH, EDUCATION", the Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference (Global 2014) and the Asia Tourism Forum (11th ATF) will be held on 18-20 May 2014 at Hotel ICON, Hong Kong.
Hosted by the Taylor & Francis Group and the SHTM, the Global 2014 will provide a forum for academics, policy makers, thought leaders, researchers and industry practitioners to exchange dialogue related to the issues, opportunities and challenges that the world's tourism and hospitality industry is facing. Global 2014 will be held concurrently with the 11th ATF, a major biennial conference that has been held over the past 20 years to address important issues facing
Asia's tourism industry, particularly those related to the development, marketing and sustainability of tourism in Asia and around the world.
The hosts invite the submission of papers on areas including (but not limited to) the following topics.
- Innovations and New Approaches in Hospitality/Tourism Research and Education
- Global Trends in Tourism and Hospitality
- Events Management
- Environmental Issues
- Ethics and
Law in Tourism
- E-Tourism and Marketing
- Training in Tourism and Hospitality
- Globalisation in Tourism
- Green Tourism
- Hotel Management
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Strategic Choices in Tourism and Hospitality
- Service Quality Management
- Human Resources Management
- Nature-based Tourism
- Rural Tourism Development
- Social Media and
Tourism
- Sustainable Tourism Development
- Tourism Economics and Forecasting
- Curriculum Design and Pedagogies
- Tourism and Hospitality Education
- Tourism Marketing
- Tourism Policy
- Future Hotel Rooms and Restaurants
- Destination Management and Marketing
- Choice Models and Consumer Decision Making
- Other relevant topics
In addition to keynote and paper presentations, the
conference features a unique "Meet the Editor Session" at which delegates will have the chance to meet the editors of leading journals in the field of tourism and hospitality.
The hosts are pleased to announce the following invited and confirmed speakers:
- Professor Bill Bramwell, Sheffield Hallam University, UK:
Editor of
the
Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Professor Kaye Chon, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong:
Editor of
the
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing
and the
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
- Professor Cathy Hsu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong:
Editor of
the
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism
- Professor Brian King, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong:
Editor of
Tourism Culture and Communication
- Professor Anna Mattila, Pennsylvania State University, USA:
Editor of
the
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
- Professor Fevzi Okumus, University of Central Florida, USA:
Editor of
the
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
- Professor Richard Perdue, Virginia Tech, USA:
Editor of
the
Journal of Travel Research
- Professor Abraham Pizam, University of Central Florida, USA:
Editor of
the
International Journal of Hospitality Management
- Professor Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong:
Editor of
the
Journal of China Tourism Research
- Professor Bruce Tracey, Cornell University, USA:
Editor of
the
Cornell Hospitality Quarterly
- Professor John Tribe, University of Surrey, UK:
Editor of
the
Annals of Tourism Research
- Professor Chris Ryan, University of Waikato, New Zealand:
Editor of
Tourism Management
To find out more about the conference, please contact Ms Leslie Fung via e-mail:
leslie.fung@polyu.edu.hk.
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