Call for Papers
The 11th International Conference on ‘Sustainable Tourism, Culture & Sports’ aims to provide a forum for academics, emerging researchers, policy-makers, industry practitioners, marketing professionals, and destination managers to discuss the latest issues and suggest solutions and strategies in the planning, development, marketing and management of sustainable tourism.   Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak the conference will now take place online.
Abstracts
We welcome abstracts of no more than 250 words with 5-6 keywords. References should use the Harvard system and are excluded from your word count. Please note, we can only accept submissions in word format. If needed, an abstract template can be downloaded HERE
The deadline for abstracts is the 20th April 2022. There is no requirement to submit a full paper as this is optional.
We are no longer accepting abstracts but you can still register to participate as a guest participant.Â
- Climate Change Challenges
- Community Involvement in Rural Tourism
- Cultural and Heritage Tourism Encounters
- Events and Festivals
- Impacts of Covid-19 on Employment and Hospitality
- Impacts of Tourism Transport
- Innovation and Technology
- Marketing Challenges
- Motivation & Demand
- Mountain Tourism
- Rebuilding Tourism for the Future
- Religious & Spiritual Tourism
- Sustainable Destination Development & Planning
- Sustainability Issues for SMEs
- Sports & Wellbeing
- Trends Driving Sustainability
- Volunteer Tourism Experiences
- Other Sustainable Tourism Related Themes
Publications
All full papers will be considered for publication in the Journal On-Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and a special issue of the Scopus Indexed Journal of Tourism & Development
Submit a Full Paper
Optional full papers should be 5000 words in length including references.  Working papers should be 2500 words in length including bibliography.  A full paper is not a requirement for participation at the conference.
Papers should be written in clear English and any technical jargon should be explained; complex issues should be defined; and full papers should have a literature review. References should be complete and in the Harvard referencing style. Authors guidelines can be downloaded -HERE
Keynotes
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Guest Speakers
We have invited a number of speakers to join us to discuss certain issues / topics that are pertinent to themes of the conference and off interest to our delegates.![]() |
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Organising Committee
![]() Chair, OTS Academy Editor-in-Chief JOTS Oxford, UK |
![]() Task Force Board – Project Hope Travel Former CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal |
![]() University of Business and Technology (UBT) Saudia Arabia |
![]() Director of Studies / Academic Principal MBS College of Crete, Greece |
Scientific Committee
We have a diverse range of academic and professional experience on our Scientific Committee to help assist us with abstracts, chairing sessions and promoting the conference. Additional members to be added.Â![]() University of Chichester (UK) |
![]() Tribhuvan University, (Nepal) |
![]() Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan) |
![]() Graduate School of Tourism Management, NIDA (Thailand) |
![]() University of Campania (Italy) |
![]() Istanbul University (Turkey) |
![]() Himachal Pradesh University (India) |
![]() Asian Institute of Technology & Management (Nepal) |
![]() Ningbo University (China) |
![]() Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, ISSCR |
![]() Duy Tan University (Vietnam) |
![]() Hellenic Open University (Greece) |
![]() The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
![]() Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand). |
![]() The University of the South Pacific (Fiji) |
The conference is now an online only event.
Fees | Online Only |
Presenter | Registration Closed |
Attendee | £60 |
Student | £30 |
Nepali & SAARC | NPR 4,000 |