2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
Innovation, Education, Research 16 – 18 May 2016 Hotel ICON, Hong Kong
Third Announcement and Call for Papers
HONG KONG 2016: Organised by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference (GTHC) and 15th Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (HONG KONG 2016), takes the theme “Innovation, Education, Research”. This conference will provide a networking platform for educators, students and industry practitioners to exchange insights related to innovations, trends, opportunities and challenges of global tourism and hospitality.
Venue The conference will be held at Hotel ICON, the state-of-the-art teaching and research hotel of PolyU (www.hotel-icon.com).
Call for Papers
HONG KONG 2016 now invites papers for stand-up and poster presentations relevant to the areas including (but not limited to) the following topics:
Choice Models and Consumer Decision Making
Corporate Social Responsibility
Curriculum Design and Pedagogies
Destination Management and Marketing
Environmental Issues
Ethics and Law in Tourism
E-Tourism and Marketing
Events Management
Future Hotel Rooms and Restaurants
Global Trends in Tourism and Hospitality
Globalisation in Tourism
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 tourism and hospitality research and education
Conference Feature In addition to keynote sessions and paper presentations, conference participants will be able to engage in Pre-Conference Workshops, including Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), where participants and academics are allowed to have one-to-one interactions to discuss about their dissertations.
Who should attend the conference?
• Tourism and hospitality industry practitioners
• Hospitality executives and employers
• Representatives of tourism authorities and marketing organizations
• Researchers and consultants in tourism and hospitality industry
• Academics and students in the field of tourism and hospitality
• Editors of tourism and hospitality related journals
Submission Information
Authors are requested to submit a formatted 3-page abstract of proposed paper or presentation proposal via electronic mail for the final selection process.
Detailed guidelines are as follows: • Typed, 12 points, Times New Roman • 1-inch (2.5cm) for all margins and double spaced • A separate cover page should include topic of the paper, affiliation, author's name, contact number and email address. Please indicate the above information only on the cover page and not anywhere else • All submission should be in MS Word or PDF format
All submissions will be forwarded to our Paper Review Panel for double-blind review.
Once the submission is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present the paper at the conference.
Final copies of accepted papers will be professionally published as edited conference proceedings.
Authors of accepted papers presented at the Conference will be invited to submit their papers to selected journals for publication consideration after the Conference.
Paper Submission
2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference: paper.global2016@polyu.edu.hk 15th APF for Graduate Students Research in Tourism: paper.apf2016@polyu.edu.hk
Submission Deadline
Abstract submission: 7 March 2016
Full paper submission: 11 April 2016
Conference Best Paper Recognition
Best papers will be competitively selected by professional reviewer and authors will be acknowledged with the Best Paper Award before attending the conference.
Registration Fee
General Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students
Early-bird Registration: USD 400 USD 260
Regular Registration: USD 500 USD 400
* Registration fee excludes the optional dinner with speakers and pre-conference tour, and will be accepted in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD)
* USD 1: HKD 7.8
* Early-bird registration will be available from 15 February 2016 at 00:00 hrs to 20 March 2016 at 00:00 hrs in Hong Kong time GMT +8
* Confirmation letter / Copy of student ID must be presented when attending the conference
For further information, please contact:
HONG KONG 2016 Organising Committee School of Hotel & Tourism Management,
17 Science Museum Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
General Enquires: +852 3400 2317
Registration Enquires: +852 3400 2265
Fax: +852 2362 6422
Email (Enquiries): global.apf@polyu.edu.hk
Email (2nd GTHC Paper Submission): paper.global2016@polyu.edu.hk Email (15th APF Paper Submission): paper.apf2016@polyu.edu.hk
Website: http://hotelschool.shtm.polyu.edu.hk/www/hongkong2016