1st International Conference on Cultural and Digital tourism - Call for Papers

Cultural Tourism Gr suggests : The 1st International Conference on Cultural and Digital tourism 

The 1st International Conference on Cultural and Digital tourism , with the theme “Cultural tourism in a digital era” will provide a timely and interactive international platform for academics and industry practitioners from cultural, heritage, communication and innovational tourism backgrounds and interests to meet, discuss and debate cultural,heritage and other tourism issues that will affect the future direction of hospitality and tourism research and practice in a digital and innovational era. The Conference is supported by the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism.

The Conference focuses on cultural tourism as it develops into the second decade of the new millennium. It intends to offer not only academic research presentations, but also to promote mutual dialog, interaction and understanding of various stakeholders of hospitality and tourism research outputs, including academic researchers and scholars, industry professionals, and government/quasi-government officials and other key industry practitioners who will share and highlight tourism industry trends and research gaps from a pragmatic and applied perspective. In a globalized , digital era, nations seek to retain a sense of identity through their very unique cultures and history.

The 1st International Conference on Cultural and Digital tourism aims to be a stimulating, challenging and informative platform, offering information and exchange of ideas about trends in all aspects of Cultural Tourism particularly in an era of major global changes. As such, in addition to academic research presentations, the Conference will feature key industry practitioners who will share and highlight industry trends and research gaps from a pragmatic and applied perspective.
Participants will have the opportunity to exchange their knowledge and experiences, and to present their latest achievements in the field of cultural and digital tourism and hospitality management.


Conference Themes/topics  

Presentations and discussions will include, but are not limited to, the following themes/topics within the domain of cultural and digital tourism and hospitality:

Cultural and Digital Tourism Statistics, Economics and Forecasting

Cultural tourism Policy, planning, and governance

Cultural and Digital Tourism Marketing, branding and management

Tourism Consumer behavior, decision making, experience and satisfaction

Sport tourism, festivals and events, lodging and MICE marketing and management

Competitiveness, sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Service excellence and service quality

Social media, emerging technologies and e-tourism

Human resources management and strategic leadership development

Innovation, creativity and change management website

Cultural and Digital Tourism Education and training

Financial and performance management regarding cultural tourism topics

Emerging research methods and methodologies

Other topics of contemporary significance in hospitality and tourism with a global focus

Wine tourism and gastronomy