
Conference Topics
The organizing committee welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) topics:
- Adventure tourism/hospitality, Outdoor tourism;
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) issues in the tourism/hospitality;
- Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) experiences in the tourism/hospitality
- Backpacker tourism, Budget traveller;
- Cases tudies on tourism and hospitality industry;
- Climate change/Global warming and tourism/hospitality development;
- Community-based tourism and hospitality;
- Conceptual models and frameworks in the tourism and hospitality research;
- Cruise industry;
- Cultural heritage tourism;
- Darktourism;
- Ecotourism; Green tourism/hospitality;
- Education tourism;
- Ethnic and identity issues in the tourism/hospitality industry;
- Events & Festivals;
- Film-induced tourism, Movie tourism, Media tourism;
- Food/ Culinary / Gastronomy / Gourmet tourism;
- Gambling/ Gaming / Casino tourism and hospitality;
- Health/ Medical / Spa / Wellness / Well-being / Healing tourism/hospitality;
- Homestay / Alternative accommodation in tourism destinations;
- Human resources management in the tourism/hospitality;
- Internet of Things (IoT) & Technological Acceptance Model (TAM) in the T/H
- Livestreaming marketing in the tourism/hospitality
- Marine/ Coastal tourism, Water-based tourism/hospitality;
- Methodological issues in the tourism/hospitality research;
- MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Convention, Exhibition) industry;
- Night economy / Night tourism
- Pro-poor tourism/hospitality, Poverty alleviation through tourism development;
- Red tourism;
- Regional development / rejuvenation with tourism/hospitality
- Rural tourism, Agricultural tourism;
- Safety and security issues in the tourism/hospitality;
- Service robot;
- Sharing economy in the tourism/hospitality (i.e., Airbnb);
- Smart tourism/hospitality, Social media in the tourism/hospitality;
- Slow tourism, Slow City, Slow food, Relaxation;
- Sport tourism;
- Themeparks;
- Tourism,hospitality, leisure, event, gambling, and sport marketing/management;
- User-generated contents (UGC) in the tourism/hospitality
- Youth tourism
And more………...
- Adventure tourism/hospitality, Outdoor tourism;
Important dates and registration fee
1. For those who will attend in person:
Deadline for submission of abstracts (in 300words): by/before 10 October 2025
Notice of acceptance: 13 October 2025
Deadline for early registration: 20 October 2025
Earlybird for students: 250 US Dollars (By 20 October 2025).
Regular for students: 350 US Dollars (From 21 October 2025).
Early bird for non-student general delegates: 350 US Dollars (By 20 October 2025).
Regular for non-student general delegates: 450US Dollars (From 21 October 2025):
2. For those who will present a paper online:
Deadline for submission of abstracts (in 300words): by/before 22 October 2025
Notice of acceptance: 25 October 2025
Deadline for early registration: 28 October 2025
Early bird for students: 220 US Dollars (By 28 October 2025)
Regular for students: 320 US Dollars (From 29October 2025)
Early bird for non-student general delegates:320 US Dollars (By 28 October 2025)
Regular for non-student general delegates: 420US Dollars (From 29 October 2025)
3. For those who will make a poster presentation:
Deadline for submission of poster contents: by/before 22 October 2025
Notice of acceptance: 25 October 2025
Deadline for earlyregistration: 28 October 2025
Early bird for students: 250 US Dollars (By 28October 2025).
Regular for students: 350US Dollars (From 29 October 2025).
Early bird for non-student general delegates:350 US Dollars (By 28 October 2025).
Regular for non-student general delegates: 450US Dollars (From 29 October 2025).
*What does the registration fee cover?
It includes all of conference proceedings, access to full academic sessions, three lunches, and the gala dinner.
Sponsors: Kyungsung University, Busan, Korea