March 2025
Volume 26, Issue 1
Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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21st Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism to be Held in Hong Kong
Organised by the SHTM, the 21st Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (APF) will be held from 14 to 16 May 2025 in Hong Kong. Authors are invited to submit completed research or work in progress from across the diverse range of tourism and hospitality studies. The Forum is open to contributions that explore current issues in tourism and hospitality research and education, and other multidisciplinary topics related to industry practices.

Potential themes for paper submissions include, but are not limited to:

Contemporary challenges in tourism and hospitality Human capital development within the industry
Digital innovation in tourism and hospitality Techniques in destination marketing, e-commerce, and travel agency management
The integration of AI and robotics in the industry Approaches to sustainable tourism development
Advances in smart tourism and hospitality Case studies on nature-based and eco-tourism
The influence of social media on the industry Insights into event tourism and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism
Strategies for tourism planning and impact assessment Economic implications of tourism
Policy and regulatory impacts on tourism Financial management strategies in tourism and hospitality
Consumer behaviour in tourism and hospitality Utilisation of big data analytics in the industry
Educational advancements in tourism and hospitality Other relevant topics in tourism and hospitality research, education, and industry practices
 
The conference invites submissions from graduate students, faculty members, researchers, and industry professionals. Submissions of three-page abstracts and full papers will be accepted until 6 April and 30 April 2025, respectively.

Accepted papers, whether in abstract or full paper form, will be published in the edited conference proceedings. Post-conference, the authors of the presented papers will be invited to submit their work to selected journals for potential publication, including the following journals that are sponsoring the Conference: the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, and Journal of China Tourism Research. Exceptional papers will be recognised with a Best Paper Award.

For submissions and enquiries, please e-mail: apf.info@polyu.edu.hk

Please visit https://www.apf2025.com for more details of the forum.



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