July 2015 - Volume 16, Issue 3
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15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism - Call for Papers

The 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (APF) will be held at Hotel ICON, the SHTM's state-of-the-art teaching and research hotel, on 16-18 May 2016. The Forum will be held concurrently with the 2nd Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference.

The aim of the APF will be to provide a research forum for postgraduate students and faculty members engaged in research and postgraduate education in hospitality and tourism. The focus will be on facilitating the exchange of information through research and networking amongst forum participants to foster collaborative research and academic exchange. The forum will feature keynote speakers from academia and industry, as well as refereed papers and poster presentations from conference participants.

The deadline for abstract submission is 29 February 2016. Authors are invited to submit papers across a wide spectrum of tourism and hospitality related topics, such as the following.

  • Emerging Issues in Tourism/Hospitality Research
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  • Transnational Market Analysis and Forecasting
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  • Current Issues in Tourism/Hospitality Education
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  • Tourism Human Resources and Training
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  • Multidisciplinary Issues Related to Tourism and Tourism Education
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  • E-commerce and Travel Agency Management
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  • Tourism Impact Assessment
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  • Implications of Technology and Media for Tourism
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  • Rural Tourism and Poverty Alleviation
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  • Hospitality Management and Marketing
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  • Tourism Consumer Behaviour
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  • Foodservice and Food Habits
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  • Policies and Regulations Affecting Tourism
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  • Stakeholders' Cooperation in Tourism Development
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  • Destination Marketing
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  • Case studies on Tourism and Hospitality Development, Marketing and Management
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  • Tourism Planning and Sustainable Tourism
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  • Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality Education and Research
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  • Contest and Cooperation on Tourism within Asia-Pacific Areas
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  • Any other topics of relevance to the forum
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  • MICE Development and Tourism Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry
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    For more details, please contact the APF Secretariat on (tel) +852 3400-2215 (fax) +852 2362-6422 or via (e-mail) leslie.fung@polyu.edu.hk.
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