Global Fashion Management Conference: “Fashion in Tourism Communication and Marketing”
Track
Madrid, Spain
July 16-19, 2026
Website: https://2026gfmc.imweb.mebr
Contact: gammacentraloffice@gmail.com
The 2026 GFMC at Madrid will focus on ‘Marketing & Management in the AI Fashion Transformation’ and
provide strong contents covering marketing and management in fashion related subjects. Fashion plays a
crucial role in tourism marketing, influencing travelers’ perceptions, choices, and overall experiences. In
recent years, the convergence of fashion and tourism has emerged as a captivating and influential force in
shaping consumer behaviors and tourism destination choices. The "Fashion in Tourism Communication and
Marketing" track seeks to unravel the multifaceted relationship between these two industries, exploring how
fashion influences travel decisions and how tourism destinations leverage fashion in their marketing
strategies.
OR Society Annual Conference: OR68 – From Data to Decisions Tourism and Hospitality
Stream
Nottingham, United Kingdom
September 8–10, 2026
Website:
http://theorsociety.com/http://theorsociety.com/
Contact: Dr Linda Osti, Bangor University (email: l.osti@bangor.ac.uk), Dr Heather
He, Bangor University (email: he.he@bangor.ac.uk), Prof. Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(haiyan.song@polyu.edu.hk)
Operational Research (OR) has long been recognised as a valuable analytical tool in tourism and hospitality.
Since Swart et al. (1978) first highlighted its methodological importance, OR has continued to address
complex tourism-related challenges. Recent advances in big data and system complexity have further
strengthened the synergy between OR and tourism, enabling innovative solutions to contemporary issues. The
conference brings together the OR and Data Science community across sectors, offering networking
opportunities, knowledge exchange with key decision makers, and a platform to share and discuss the work.
The Tourism and Hospitality Stream invites abstracts and presentations employing quantitative and/or
qualitative OR methods (see Petropoulos et al., 2023).
The 4th One Belt • One Road • One Tourism International Conference
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Dec 11-13, 2026
Website:
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/shtm/news-and-events/events/2026/12/4th_oborot/?sc_lang=en
Contact: Prof Tony Tse (tony.tse@polyu.edu.hk)
The "Belt and Road" Initiative proposed by China in 2013 is a concept of co-operation and development
fostering mutual growth and shared prosperity. Today it is a manifestation of China's neighbourhood
diplomacy, fostering friendship and economic and tourism development. It also provides new concepts, new
models, and new space for the growth of the 150 countries that have joined the "Belt and Road" Initiative.
The "One Belt • One Road • One Tourism" International Conference has been staged since 2018 to promote
tourism and reinforce peace and economic development in these countries, for many of which tourism is an
important economic pillar.
