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Call For Research Papers

December 6, 2021

Call For Papers – 52nd Annual Travel and Tourism Research Association International Conference

14-16 June 2022, Victoria, Canada. Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 January 2022

The Academic Co-Chairs of the 52nd TTRA Annual Conference, Drs. Svetlana Stepchenkova, Kevin Kam Fung So, and Eugene Thomlinson invite paper submissions from travel and tourism researchers. The conference theme is Regenerative Tourism: Building Resilience. The conference will focus on recovering efforts of the global tourism and hospitality industry and communities to regenerate tourism in the post-pandemic era and at the same time to increase resilience to crises, sustain resources, and distribute more fairly tourism benefits.

Currently, TTRA plans to conduct the conference in a hybrid model, including physical presence and virtual presentation and attendance. A traditional Graduate Student Colloquium will be held online, and Ph.D. students can select to participate in the conference virtually at a reduced rate.  

The TTRA 2021  Uncharted Territory: Reimagining Tourism in a New Era conference at Fort Worth and our research community’s need to address the regenerative travel and tourism post-pandemic helped shape priority areas for the 2022 TTRA conference. Conceptual, quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, and state-of-the-art papers, as well as data-intensive studies, are invited to address the sub-themes below. Additionally, we welcome submissions that explore lessons learned and contemporary trends in travel and tourism research.

  • The Regenerative Tourism
    • Recovering economic indicators impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Rebuilding tourism on more equitable grounds: unpacking issues of representation, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the tourism industry
    • Addressing future challenges of climate change, overtourism, disasters, disease outbreaks, etc.
    • New ways to travel: virtual and augmented reality
  • Community Resilience
    • Tourism, participation, self-reliance, and social justice
    • Adaptation to economic, social, and political changes
    • Addressing human resources crisis: workforce development policies for the future
  • Remeasuring Success in Tourism
    • Issues concerning distribution of benefits from tourism across communities. Going beyond key performance indicators and including residents’ perceptions, both survey-based and holistic accounts
    • Balancing short-term tactics with long-term strategic vision
  • Tourism, Happiness, Health, and Wellness
    • People-centered tourism: Indigenous people and the control of identity, culture, heritage, land, governance, and future
    • Marketing and promoting tourism for a better world
  • COVID-19 Lessons
    • Crises responses and innovative practices 
    • Recovery strategies and emerging opportunities in the new era
  • Focusing on Data Influenced Decisions to Regenerate Tourism and Build Resilience
    • Data intensive research: datamining, machine-learning, network analysis, and artificial intelligence
    • Consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing
    • Using and interpreting “Big Data”

At TTRA 2022, the program will include both traditional Oral Presentation sessions and the popular Ideas Fair. In the Ideas Fair interactive session, academics and practitioners meet as expert innovators in their field to engage in immersive and interactive multimedia presentations. We will also feature the dynamic and constructive Qualitative Research Workshop and Graduate Student Colloquium (both fully online). Hospitality and tourism practitioners are invited to submit proposals for industry round-table sessions focusing on pertinent issues facing the industry, both strategic and tactical, via email: [email protected], attention of Esra Calvert.

For the Oral Presentation sessions, Ideas Fair, and Qualitative Research Workshop we invite submissions of Extended Abstracts (3,000 words max). For the Graduate Student Colloquium, the length of the submission should not exceed 1,500 words. Authors of Extended Abstracts accepted for the Oral Presentation sessions may convert their submission to the Full Paper format (5,000 words max) to compete for the Best Paper Award. In the Ideas Fair category, the Best Ideas Fair Extended Abstract will also be recognized. Authors will be able to choose a publication format for the online Conference Proceedings: Full Paper, Extended Abstract, or Short Abstract (150 words). 

Submissions are now open. Key Dates:

  • 15 January 2022. Submission of Extended Abstract due
  • 15 March 2022. Notification of acceptance
  • 15 April 2022. Submission of Full Paper or revised Extended Abstract  

For Author Guidelines, Submission Templates and to submit your abstract, please visit https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/. For more information on the TTRA Conference, check our website ttra.com/conference/, and/or email us at [email protected].

We are looking forward to a great conference! 

Sincerely,

Svetlana Stepchenkova, University of Florida, [email protected] 
Kevin Kam Fung So, Oklahoma State University, [email protected]  
Eugene Thomlinson, Royal Road University, [email protected] 

Filed Under: eNews, Greater Western News

David Williams inducted into the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame

August 16, 2021

TTRA member David Williams is a 2021 inductee into the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame.

David has been an active member of the Travel and Tourism Research Association for well over a decade and has regularly attended our Annual International Research Conference. His aptitude is well noted as our sessions and discussions at our Annual Conference are filled with the leading tourism academics, tourism researchers, and global marketers from the premier domestic and international destinations.

As a servant leader, David is president of our Greater Western Chapter and has represented his chapter as its liaison to our International Board.

His contributions to Utah’s tourism industry cannot be denied. He has been at the forefront of implementing a new funding plan for Utah tourism and has been actively involved in advocating for the formula to industry partners.

The Utah Tourism Hall of Fame is presented by the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Association. Recipients are nominated by their peers and selected annually for contributions made to Utah’s tourism industry at the state, regional, or local levels. The Hall of Fame was first introduced in 1985 and has recognized 118 individuals who have elevated life in Utah through their leadership in tourism marketing, stewardship, and destination management.

Congratulations David!

Founded in 1970, the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to enhance the quality, value, effectiveness, and use of research in travel marketing, planning, and development. Our Association strives to be a leader for the global community of practitioners and educators engaged in research, information management, and marketing in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. TTRA creates business opportunities for our members and provides a unique multi-sector industry network. Members in TTRA represent a variety of segments from the greater international travel and tourism community, including educators, practitioners, research providers/consultants and users of research. For additional information please visit www.ttra.com or telephone 248-708-8872

Filed Under: eNews, Greater Western News

2020 GWTTRA Conference Releases Call for Student Papers

January 23, 2020

Doubletree by Hilton, Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 25-27, 2020

Would you like to present or publish a paper at the Greater Western Chapter (GWTTRA) Annual Conference ON “Cultural Travel?”

Cultural tourism is a subset of tourism, primarily concerned with a country or region’s culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Below you will find the call for proposals. For more information on conference and hotel, visit www.GWTTRA.com.
Presentation date will be March 27th
Proposals are welcome on any area of travel and tourism research and they do not need to follow exactly the theme of the conference. However, we do encourage proposals focusing on the conference theme: of “Cultural Travel.”

1.  Proposals are due by Feb 15th 2020, 11:00 pm, PT. 
2.  All proposals are submitted via email to:
3.  [email protected] Please note in the subject line, that this is a paper for the 2020 conference. Please keep a copy of your paper and email.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Conference registration tickets are available here!

Filed Under: Call for Papers, eNews, Greater Western News

State of the Food Travel Industry Report

February 7, 2019

The World Food Travel Association has released a new State of the Food Travel Industry Report.  The research was led by TTRA member and GWTTRA Vice President Matthew Stone (California State University, Chico).

The report is free to download at:  https://www.worldfoodtravel.org/cpages/state-of-the-food-tourism-industry

Topics in the report include:

  • Importance of the Food Tourism Industry Today
  • Assessing the Performance of Food Tourism Providers
  • Considerations for Improving the Food Tourism Experience
  • Key Food Tourism Issues
  • Areas for Improvement in the Food Tourism Industry
  • Spotlight on Preserving Culinary Authenticity
  • Educating Visitors with Food & Drink
  • Nurturing the Development of Food and Drink Activities

Filed Under: Greater Western News, Research Study

State Tourism Budget Growth Slows Ahead of Governors’ Races in Midterms

July 25, 2018

With gubernatorial races in 36 states and three territories this fall, state tourism boards “increasingly face pressure to justify higher spending, or in some cases even their existence,” reports Skift.

State general fund spending for enacted FY 2018 budgets is up only 2.3 percent from FY 2017 — the slowest growth rate since fiscal 2010—and that has a direct effect on state tourism budgets.

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Filed Under: CenStates News, eNews, Greater Western News, Hawaii News, Southeast News

ARC Finds Air Travel Strong for Summer 2018

June 27, 2018

Airlines Reporting Corp. reported today that travelers flying during the summer months can expect to pay slightly less than last year. This drop mirrors what ARC sees as a larger trend in average ticket prices, posted monthly on the company’s website. Travel sold to the top 10 destinations by U.S. travel agencies is up from 2017, showing continued strong demand for air tickets in the U.S. Like 2016 and 2017, ticket sales to Cancun continue to be the top seller this summer.

Other summer hot spots are on the rise for U.S. air travelers this summer. Ten percent more travelers will fly to Punta Cana as compared to the same period last year while Honolulu will see a 14 percent increase. Air travel to Orlando and Seattle increased eight percent year over year. New York and Los Angeles will also see a four percent increase in air travel, while air travel to Las Vegas is down eight percent although it still ranks in the top ten.

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Filed Under: CenStates News, Europe News, Greater Western News, Hawaii News, Research Study, Southeast News

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