ITSA organises a programme of events including major biennial conferences, regional conferences and online webinars.
Gran Canaria / Spain 2022
We are delighted to announce that the 9th International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial Conference was hosted by the Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development (TiDES) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in Gran Canaria island (Spain), from 25th – 29th of July, 2022. This was the first time that an ITSA Biennial Conference will be held in Spain. Downloadable proceedings with short abstracts for all the papers are hereby attached. In addition, a link to the online proceedings, which includes some of the extended abstracts for the papers can be found in the link https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/
Jakarta / Singapore 2020
ITSA’s 8th Biennial Conference was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 2-5 December 2020, hosted by Universitas Pancasila and co-hosted by James Cook University Singapore. This was the first time that the conference had been held in a hybrid format due to the challenging situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. Though under those difficult circumstances, the conference still gained significant recognition as a unique opportunity to meet, hear and share from tourism scholars from across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and America.
Riga/ Latvia 2024
We are delighted to announce that the 10th International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial Conference will be held in the capital of Latvia Riga – the 3rd largest city in Northern Europe, from 17th-20th of September 2024 and will be hosted by Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia. The conference theme includes three main aspects: safety and security, changes in traveler behavior and circularity in tourism need to be addressed by education, research, and practitioners or industry. Title of the conference “Bridging the gaps in tourism knowledge and practice: The future of Sustainable, Smart and Secure tourism and hospitality (Future 3Ss for Tourism)”.
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