World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality

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World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality (WRSTH)

Co-hosted and co-organised by Elsevier and Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Hotel and Tourism Management.

Tourism and hospitality research is facing an unprecedented number of issues, opportunities and challenges, many of which have global implications. The World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality will provide a unique global forum for academics, thought leaders and key industry practitioners from diverse backgrounds and interests to meet, discuss and debate critical issues that will affect the future direction of tourism and hospitality research and practice.

Topics List:

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Globalization and the delivery of tourism and hospitality products and experiences
Environmental issues and responses
Economic development, poverty alleviation
Corporate and personal social responsibility and ethics
Regional, national and international tourism policy
Tourism marketing
Events
Hotel Management
Restaurant management

Tourism economics
Tourism forecasting
Innovations in research
Service excellence
Tourism and hospitality education
Human resources planning and development
E-tourism and marketing
Other topics of contemporary significance in tourism and hospitality with a global focus.

Who should attend?

Academics in tourism and hospitality fields
Tourism/hospitality researchers and industry consultants
Interregional organizations with interest in tourism and hospitality research
Tourism policy makers and national tourism organizations
Graduate students in tourism and hospitality
Administrators of tourism and hospitality management educational programmes
Tourism and hospitality industry executives and representatives of multinational firms
Financial institutions and tourism industry investors
Tourism policy makers and national tourism organization directors
Students in tourism and hospitality

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