The 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
Undergraduate Student Best Research Paper Award
Further to the TRiNet announcement on Thursday, 10th September, 2015, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel & Tourism Management (SHTM) is hosting the 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism and the 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference from 16-18 May 2016.
To foster high quality research from undergraduate students, the SHTM is offering three Undergraduate Students Best Research Paper Awards at the 15th APF.
The Undergraduate Student Best Research Paper Awards will be presented to the best three research papers. Each paper should be written solely by an undergraduate student or by an undergraduate student with up to one co-author. The student must be the first author. The co-author can be a faculty member. To be eligible for the Awards, only full papers will be considered.
Prizes
1st Prize: Return airfare to Hong Kong, three nights’ accommodation at Hotel ICON and Conference registration fee.
1st Runner-up: Three nights’ accommodation at Hotel ICON and Conference registration fee.
2nd Runner-up: Conference registration fee.
Call for Papers
The15th APF now invites papers for stand-up and poster presentations relevant to the areas including (but not limited to) the following topics:
Case studies on Tourism and Hospitality Development, Marketing and Management
Contemporary issues in tourism and hospitality education and research
Contest and Cooperation on Tourism within Asia-Pacific Areas
Current Issues in Education in Tourism/Hospitality
Destination Marketing
E-commerce and Travel Agency Management
Emerging Issues in Tourism/Hospitality Research
Foodservice and Food Habits
Hospitality Management and Marketing
Implication of Technology and Media in Tourism
MICE Development and Tourism Crisis Management in Tourism Industry
Multi-disciplined Issues Related to Tourism and Tourism Education
Policies and Regulations Affecting Tourism
Rural Tourism and Poverty Alleviation
Stakeholders’ Cooperation in Tourism Development
Tourism Consumer Behavior
Tourism Human Resource and Training
Tourism Impact Assessment
Tourism Planning and Sustainable Tourism
Transnational Market Analysis and Forecast
Any other topics of relevance to the Forum
Submission Information
Manuscripts of between 4,000 and 7,000 words (typed, single-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font) should be submitted for the final award selection process.
Please indicate the author’s name and affiliation only on the cover page of the abstract and they should not be indicated anywhere in the paper.
A Best Paper Review Committee will conduct a refereed review of the full papers submitted.
Once the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present the paper at the 15th APF.
Paper submission for undergraduate students: stephen.pratt@polyu.edu.hk (Dr Stephen Pratt)
Deadline for full paper Submission: 7 March 2016