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Welcome to the International Tourism Studies Association

ITSA is unique among international associations of tourism scholars and practitioners. Its mission is to encourage interaction and cooperation between members in developing and developed countries. ITSA is uniquely devoted to scholarly exchange between researchers and practitioners focusing on the growth of tourism worldwide.

International Journal of Tourism Cities (IJTC)

ITSA’s peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities, provides an international forum for the study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas.

The Philip Pearce Trinergy Program

The International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) is proud to announce Trinergy Program dedicated to the phenomenal contribution made by Prof Philip Pearce to tourism.

π‘·π’‰π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘ 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’” π’‚π’‘π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’… 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’•-𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 π‘»π’π’–π’“π’Šπ’”π’Ž π’Šπ’ π‘¨π’–π’”π’•π’“π’‚π’π’Šπ’‚. 𝑯𝒆 π’„π’π’π’•π’Šπ’π’–π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ James Cook University 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒂 π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒏𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’π’–π’“π’Šπ’”π’Ž π’”π’•π’–π’…π’š 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’π’“π’π’…π’˜π’Šπ’…π’† π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’„π’†. 𝑯𝒆 π’Šπ’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’”π’†π’π’š π’„π’π’π’•π’“π’Šπ’ƒπ’–π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝑻𝑺𝑨 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’†π’π’!

ITSA events

ITSA holds biennial international conferences and supports events around the world with it’s partners. Over the past 16 years, the International Tourism Studies Association has successfully held nine Biennial Conferences in the even-numbered years from 2006 to 2022.

β€œOnly ITSA can make the globe feel like a village of friends. We value diversity of ideas, experiences and networks like no other in our pursuit of tourism knowledge.”

Prof. Xinran Lehto

“ITSA conferences are small and intimate and a great place to network with like-minded scholars from across the globe. You will also find out more there about publishing in the ITSA journal, International Journal of Tourism Cities”.

Prof. Alastair Morrison

“I recommend that all tourism scholars join the International Tourism Studies Association to develop their careers, with a global dimension.”

Prof. Bihu (Tiger) Wu

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