The Mediterranean Tourism Knowledge Exchange & Policy Forum Malta 25-27 November, 2025 Website: https://mediterraneantourismresearch.com/
Contact: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, 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
Website: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=impact20250
Contact: Professor Honggen Xiao (Chair of the Call-for-Papers Committee, honggen.xiao@polyu.edu.hk), 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
ASIA TOURISM FORUM 2026: The Asian Paradigm in Hospitality and Tourism
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
11-13 June, 2026
Website: https://atf2026.mto.mn/
Contact: Professor Tony Tse (tony.tse@polyu.edu.hk)
The Asia Tourism Forum (ATF) was founded in 1993 to address important issues facing Asia’s tourism industry, particularly in the areas of development, service management, marketing and sustainability. The 15th Asia Tourism Forum 2026 (ATF 2026) is designed with the theme of “The Asian Paradigm in Hospitality and Tourism” for tourism academia and practitioners to share their insights. The forum is co-hosted by School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Mongolia Tourism Organisation in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 11-13 June 2026.
