Co-hosted by the SHTM and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii, the 17th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (APF) will be held at the Hawaii Convention Centre from 16 to 18 May 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The aim of the annual APF is to provide a research forum for postgraduate students and faculty members engaged in research and postgraduate education in hospitality and tourism. The focus
is on the exchange of information through research and networking amongst forum participants to foster collaborative research and academic exchanges. The forum will feature keynote speakers from academia and hospitality and tourism industry leaders, as well as refereed papers and poster presentation from conference participants.
Who Should Attend
- Postgraduate students in tourism, hospitality, leisure and related fields
- Postgraduate students in multidiscipline fields who are active in tourism research
- Academics teaching and supervising postgraduate students
- Undergraduate students interested in pursuing postgraduate studies
- Administrators of academic programmes in hospitality, tourism and transportation
- Researchers, academics and consultants with research interests in tourism
- Industry and government professionals with interests in tourism research
- Academics and students interested in postgraduate research and scholarship in tourism
Call for Papers
Abstract Submission: 28 February 2018
Full Paper Submission: 6 April 2018
This is the initial call for research papers and posters. Authors are invited to submit papers across a wide spectrum of tourism and hospitality related research, including but not limited to:
- Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality Education and Research
- Multidiscipline Issues Related to Tourism and Hospitality Education
- Tourism Planning and Tourism Impact Assessment
- Tourism Consumer Behaviour
- Policies and Regulations Affecting Tourism
- Impact and Implication of Digital Technologies and Social Media in Tourism and Hospitality
- Destination Marketing
- Sustainable Tourism and Nature/Eco-Tourism
- Contest and Cooperation on
Tourism with Asia-Pacific Areas
- MICE Development and Tourism Crisis Management in Tourism Industry
- Transnational Market Analysis and Forecast
- Tourism Human Resource and Training
- E-commerce and Travel Agency Management
- Hospitality Management and Marketing
- Foodservice and Food Habits
- Stakeholders' Cooperation in Tourism Development
- Case studies on Tourism and Hospitality Development, Marketing and Management
Three Research Tracks
Track 1
Completed Research Papers: Papers based on a research undertaken by a postgraduate student in part of a Master's or doctoral degree will fall into this category.
Track 2
Research in Progress Papers: Papers based on research currently in progress in part of a Master's or doctoral degree will fall into this category.
Track 3
Poster Presentations: Authors who wish to have their papers considered for poster presentations (in lieu of stand up oral presentations) may choose to submit to this category.
Submission Guidelines
- No more than three-page abstracts or ten-page full papers or presentation proposals should be submitted for the final selection process. Manuscripts must be typed and single-spaced using 12 point Times New Roman. References should be formatted in APA style. Indicate the author’s name and affiliation only on the cover page of the abstract.
- Submit abstracts or presentation proposals to the APF Secretariat (tim-event-coordinator@lists.hawaii.edu) by
electronic mail. Submission deadline is
28 February 2018.
- The Paper Review Committee will conduct a refereed screening of abstracts or presentation proposals. Authors of accepted abstracts or presentation proposals will be asked to submit full papers before
6 April 2018.
- Once a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present the paper at APF.
Publication Plan
Final copies of accepted papers (or abstracts if the authors wish to submit only the abstracts for publication) will be professionally published in electronic form as an edited Forum Proceedings with an ISBN prior to the Forum.
Please direct abstract submissions to the APF Secretariat at the School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii, Manoa (tel) +1-808-956-4884 (fax) +1-808-956-5378 (e-mail)
tim-event-coordinator@lists.hawaii.edu
For details, please visit: http://tim.hawaii.edu/apf2018
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