ICDES2025 International Conference on Destinations, Events, Sports: Innovations and
Transformations
Hokkaido University, Japan
8-11 May 2025
Website: https://www.icdes2025.com/submission.html
Contact: Dr. Alan Fyall (alan.fyall@ucf.edu) or Dr. Jeannie Hahm (JeeYeon.Hahm@ucf.edu)
Hosted by Hokkaido University and Hokkaido Newspaper Media, Japan, and the UCF Rosen College of
Hospitality Management, USA, this inaugural international conference in Sapporo explores the dynamic
connections between destinations, events, and sports. Sapporo, known for hosting the 1972 Winter
Olympics, offers a vibrant setting with diverse activities and cultural experiences. The conference will
feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and unique social programs, including pre-and
post-conference tours. Submissions from various academic disciplines are encouraged to expand knowledge
and engage participants from academia, industry, and government. The Conference Call for Papers and
Abstract Submission can be found at: https://www.icdes2025.com/submission.html#c01
The 21st Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
Hong Kong, China
14-16 May, 2025
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/emailer/APF/APF21st_2025/1st/index.html
Contact: apf.info@polyu.edu.hk
The APF fosters the exchange of knowledge, encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, and addresses the
latest trends and challenges within the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The 21st APF, organised by the
SHTM, will be held from 14 to 16 May 2025 in Hong Kong. Authors are invited to submit completed research
or work in progress that spans the diverse range of tourism and hospitality studies. The Forum is open
to contributions that explore current issues in tourism and hospitality research and education, and
other multidisciplinary topics related to industry practices.
APacCHRIE 2025 - Transforming to the Future: Innovation, AI and Regenerative
Tourism and Hospitality
Chiang Mai, Thailand
27-30 May 2025
Website: https://www.apacchrie2025.org
Contact: apacchrie2025@cmu.ac.th
This Conference, open to academics, professionals and graduate students from the Asia Pacific region as
well as other parts of the world, is an excellent opportunity for the presentation and sharing of
peer-reviewed (double-blind) research. It will likewise provide a robust sharing and exchanges among
academic communities and practitioners, on a broad range of topics related to trends and developments in
tourism and hospitality.
10th Advances in Tourism Marketing (ATMC) Conference
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
24-26 September 2025
Website: https://atmcconferences.wordpress.com/
Contact: atmc2025@outlook.com.gr
ATMC celebrates its 10th edition and 20th anniversary by analyzing the past and present to help build
knowledge and understanding to make a resilient future possible. ATMC2025 aims to explore, among others,
topics related to tourism and creative place-making from an international and marketing perspective by
offering an opportunity to discover original works, consider new and innovative research avenues, and
provoke passionate debates. ATMC has also created several special sessions with a wider scope of
cutting-edge subjects varying from event marketing to public health marketing. In addition to paper
presentations, diversity in its keynote speakers includes representation from various geographies,
genders, journals, and backgrounds but they all love to talk about tourism marketing.
43rd Annual International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) Conference
Edinburgh, UK
22-24 October, 2025
Website: https://istte.org/
Contact: Dr. Annamarie Sisson (a.sisson@napier.ac.uk)
The International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) is an international organization of
industry professionals in travel, tourism and related fields representing all levels of educational
institutions, ranging from professional schools and high schools to four-year colleges and
graduate-degree granting institutions. It is a non-profit international organization dedicated to
improving the quality of education and research in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries by
promoting the exchange of information, ideas, and outstanding service to our members.
The Mediterranean Tourism Knowledge Exchange & Policy Forum
Malta
26-28 November 2024
Website: https://mediterraneantourismresearch.com/
Contact: dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk
The two-day Mediterranean Tourism Knowledge Exchange and Policy Forum will bring together researchers and
policymakers to exchange news, views and research findings. It will empower Mediterranean Tourism
regional and economic development, policy and planning, through evidence-based practice. The Forum
supports tourism and hospitality organisations and destinations to develop their competitiveness and
become more sustainable, attractive and competitive. Regenerative tourism should actively regenerate,
revitalize and positively impact both the environment and local communities, making destinations more
attractive for both visitors and local residents. Creating mutually beneficial relationships between
tourists, communities and the environment, tourism should ensure that all parties co-create value and
benefit from the experience.
IMPACT 2025: Tourism and Hospitality in the Age of Transformation
Hong Kong, China
7-9 December, 2025
Contact: Professor Honggen Xiao (Chair of the Call-for-Papers Committee, honggen.xiao@polyu.edu.hk) and
Dr. Sung Gyun Mun (Conference Paper Review Chair, sung.mun@polyu.edu.hk).
Hospitality and tourism have been in the era of transformation both digitally and in the way, businesses
are operated in the industries. To embrace such changes, IMPACT2025 addresses the theme of
“Transforming Hospitality and Tourism for Sustainable Future”, aiming to serve as a platform
for industry executives, government officials and academics to interact on transformational trends and
insights, to share research findings and practices, to explore creative pathways, and to envisage
strategies to the end of capitalizing on transformation for evidence-based education, research and
industry practices.
