First Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

The 4th ITSA (International Tourism Studies Association) Biennial Conference will be held on the island of Bali in the Republic of Indonesia on August 23-25, 2012. This exciting island tourism destination provides a fantastic and appropriate venue for all the participants. ITSA will use the Conference to focus experts and scholars on tourism destination planning, development and marketing, and to generate further dialogue in Asia and around the world.

The 4th ITSA Biennial Conference has the overall theme of “Challenges and Contemporary Solutions for Tourism Destination Planning, Development and Marketing - Building Better Places; Attracting Newer Faces.” The Conference will address the most important issues in building and running tourism destinations around the world in the 21st century.

Conference Theme
Challenges and Contemporary Solutions for Tourism Destination Planning, Development and Marketing
Building Better Places; Attracting Newer Faces

Delegates will have the opportunity to present papers under one or more of eight broad themes within the conference:
• Tourism Planning and Development
• Tourism Investment and Financing
• Tourism Marketing and Promotion
 - Digital marketing
 - Destination marketing
 - Domestic marketing
 - International marketing
• Tourism Distribution
 - M-commerce and smartphones
 - Online travel agencies (OTAs)
• Tourism Capacity-Building
 - Establishing destination management organizations (DMOs)
 - Human resource development in tourism
 - Professional certification and accreditation
• Tourism Research
• Tourism Policy
• Design Hotels and Destination Resort Hotels
• Tourism Crisis Management

Conference Importance
This conference will be one of the most significant tourism events to be held in Indonesia in 2012. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of the Government of Indonesia is currently involved in the implementation of a new long-term master plan for the country. The conference is supported by several leading tourism institutions in Indonesia as well as by the wider academic and professional research community.

Conference Organization
Organizer: International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA)
Host: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Conference Chair: Prof. Wiendu Nuryanti, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Co-Chair:  Dr. Mimi Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
                   Dr. Han Shen, Fudan University, Shanghai
Working Language：English

Guidelines for the Submission of Abstracts, Full Papers and Posters

Abstracts of up to 350 words should be sent as e-mail attachments (in MS Word) to Kim Jin (kim@itsa-asia.com)，by the 12th February, 2012. Your abstract should be in English with the title of the paper and the author's name(s), affiliation, complete address(s), phone numbers, and email address.

Co-authored submissions should indicate the corresponding author. Please indicate the theme within which you wish your paper to be included. Following submission of your abstract, members of the Scientific Committee will conduct a double-blind review.

Authors of accepted abstracts who intend to submit full papers should do so by the 1st July, 2012. Refereed full papers of the conference will be published as proceedings with an ISBN number. The submission of an abstract or a full paper requires that at least one author attend the Conference to present the paper.
Those who did not submit papers but have a keen interest in conference topics and the International Tourism Studies Association are most welcome to attend to the Bali Conference!

Those who did not submit papers but have a keen interest in conference topics and the International Tourism Studies Association are most welcome to attend to the Bali Conference! 

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