December 2015 - Volume 16, Issue 5

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2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students in Tourism - Call for Papers

Organised by the SHTM, the 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students in Tourism (Hong Kong 2016) will take the theme "Innovations · Research · Education". The conference will provide a networking platform for educators, thought leaders, students and industry professionals to exchange insights related to innovations and trends in the global hospitality and tourism industry, as well as the opportunities and challenges that the industry is currently facing.

Venue
Hotel ICON, the SHTM's state-of-the-art teaching and research hotel.
(www.hotel-icon.com)

Call for Papers
Papers are now being invited for stand-up and poster presentations relevant but not limited to the following topics.

Choice Models and Consumer Decision Making	Corporate Social Responsibility
Curriculum Design and Pedagogies	Destination Management and Marketing
Ethics and Law in Tourism	Environmental Issues
E-Tourism and Marketing	Events Management
Future Hotel Rooms and Restaurants	Globalisation in Tourism
Global Trends in Tourism and Hospitality	Green Tourism
Hotel Management	Human Resources Management
Innovations and New Approaches in Hospitality/Tourism Research and Education	Medical Tourism
Nature-based Tourism	Rural Tourism Development
Service Quality Management	Social Media and Tourism
Strategic Choices in Tourism and Hospitality	Sustainable Tourism Development
Tourism and Hospitality Education	Tourism Economics and Forecasting
Tourism Marketing	Tourism Policy
Training in Tourism and Hospitality	Other relevant topics on contemporary issues in hospitality and tourism research and education

Conference Feature
In addition to keynote sessions and paper presentations, conference participants will be able to engage in Pre-Conference Workshops: Research and Editing, where participants and academics will be provided with the opportunity to have one-to-one interactions to discuss their dissertations.

Who Should Attend?

Tourism and hospitality industry practitioners
Hospitality executives and employers
Representatives of tourism authorities and marketing organisations
Researchers and consultants in the hospitality and tourism industry
Academics and students in the field of hospitality and tourism
Editors of hospitality and tourism related journals

Paper Submission
2nd Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference: paper.global2016@polyu.edu.hk
15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students in Tourism: paper.apf2016@polyu.edu.hk

Submission Deadlines
Abstract submission: 7 March 2016
Full paper submission: 11 April 2016

Enquiries
General: +852 3400-2317
Registration: +852 3400-2265
Fax: +852 2362-9362
Email: global.apf@polyu.edu.hk
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/shtm/docdrive/hongkong2016

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