MEDLife2023: THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & POLICY CONFERENCE – 2023 - Med Life: Tourism Hospitality and Wellbeing Towards 2030 Hilton Hotel, Malta St Julian's Malta, Malta, November 21-22, 2023

THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & POLICY CONFERENCE – 2023

MED LIFE: TOURISM HOSPITALITY AND WELLBEING TOWARDS 2030

MALTA Tuesday 21-Wednesday 22 November 2023 in collaboration with Tourism Review 

followed by the 7th Mediterranean Tourism Forum on the 23rd of November 

Hilton Hotel St Julian's Malta https://medtourismforum.com/

Abstract Deadline 15 September 2023  Submit: https://easychair.org/cfp/MEDLife2023

Chair: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, ICTHR, Bournemouth University, UK 

Mediterranean Life encapsulates several principles that contribute to well-being. Wonderful climate, natural and socio-cultural resources, a diverse gastronomy but healthy diet, spirituality and a supportive society create an inclusive environment to invigorate quality of life. Natural LIFE (sea, sun, forests, mountains, animals, desert etc) and the story of our LIVES and that of our ancestors (traditions, folklore, food, music and arts, historical landmarks etc) are naturally interlinked. Tourism activity revolves around genuine experiences, engaging with cultural and/or natural resources at destinations. Tourism activity represents a major economic activity and generator of income and employment, sustaining the LIVELIHOOD of people across the Mediterranean region. However, balancing tourism and the environment is becoming more challenging and requires comprehensive planning and management of resources, by using smart tools. Failing to plan and manage tourism activity can cause unwanted social and environmental disturbances.

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 cocreate value and benefit from the experience. The forum should stimulate further research in Mediterranean LIFE through tourism.

Submission Guidelines

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

The Mediterranean Tourism Knowledge Exchange and Policy Forum conference invites conceptual and empirical research papers as well as regional, national and international case studies on a range of themes. Authors must submit an Abstract of 300 words for the conference. They are also invited to submit a 6000 words article in Tourism Review towards a virtual special issue that will be published in 2024. Submissions can take place in parallel. Please follow the Submission Guidelines below.

ABSTRACT – 300 words –Authors MUST submit a 300-word abstract for review. All submissions will be evaluated. Accepted abstracts will be offered the opportunity for a presentation at the conference, provided that authors register for the conference. Abstracts should include an introduction, literature review, methodology, findings, implications and/or conclusions, and a list of up to 10 references. Submissions must be written in English, free of grammatical and spelling errors. Submission link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=medlife2023. 

TOURISM REVIEW https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tr Authors are also ENCOURAGED to submit a full paper for publication in a virtual special issue of Tourism Review that will be published in 2024. Use MED2023 on the title. Tourism Review (TR) publishes 

1. research papers (6000 word articles cutting edge research)
2. systematic literature reviews (6000 word articles synthesis of research)
3. perspective papers (short 1500 word articles focusing on future perspectives)
4. research innovations (short 1500 word articles on PhD research or innovative research methodologies)

Tourism Review Author Guidelines http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=tr Tourism Review is a top 10 and a Q1 Journal. The Clarivate Impact Factor is 7.689 (2021). The Scopus CiteScore was 12.8 for 2022. Tourism Review https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tr     

Call for Papers http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=tr 

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Important Dates

Abstract and Tourism Review Submission Deadline: 15 September 2023 Decision Notification: latest 15 October 2023

Early Bird Registration Deadline: 30 October 2023

MED LIFE: TOURISM HOSPITALITY AND WELLBEING TOWARDS 2030 21-22 November 2023

7th Mediterranean Tourism Forum 23rd November.

At least one of the authors of the accepted papers should register and attend the conference. Failure to register will remove the paper abstract from the conference programme and proceedings. Further details on the conference can be found at https://easychair.org/cfp/MEDLife2023 and https://medtourismforum.com/ 

List of Topics

• Accessible and inclusive tourism
• Advanced Research in Tourism
• Agrotourism and Rural Tourism
• Artificial intelligence and service robots
• Big data and Management for Tourism
• Branding in tourism and hospitality
• Business and Management
• Climate change and tourism development;
• Climate change, energy and environment
• Co-creation of value in tourism services
• Communication Strategies
• Community-Based Tourism
• Competitiveness and Strategy
• Consumer behaviour and decision-making
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Crisis Management and Resilience
• Cruise tourism
• Culture and cultural heritage
• Demand and supply forecasting
• Demography, labour markets, migration
• Digital Marketing
• Disability and inclusion
• Eco Tourism
• Economic Policy Finance and Regions
• Educational Management
• Emerging markets
• Employment and Training
• Entrepreneurship and innovation      
• eTourism and Tourism 2.0
• Equality, diversity, and labour operations
• Event, sport and festival tourism
• Expectations, experience and satisfaction
• Film and Drama Tourism
• Food tourism and food tourism marketing;
• Gambling and Gaming
• Geography and the Environment
• Governance, policies and institutions
• Government intervention in tourism;
• Green Technology
• Health, medical, spa, and wellness
• Hotel Management Innovations
• Human Resource Management
• Customers/employees’ engagement
• Information Systems Planning
• Information Technologies in Tourism
• Innovation, creativity and change
• Insularity and Island Challenges
• Intelligent Systems
• Knowledge Innovation in Hospitality Marketing and Management;
• Knowledge Management
• Legislation and Legal issues
• Life Cycle of Tourism Destinations
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Marketing strategies and Innovations
• Marketing places, events, and spaces
• Marketing, advertising and promotion
• Medical Tourism
• Metaverse and Immersion
• Methods, methodologies and research
• MICE
• Over-tourism and resistance to tourism
• Policy, planning, and development
• Politics, Governance and Society
• Public Policymaking and Processes
• Regional inequalities and EU cohesion
• Regional innovation and technology
• Resilience
• Revenue Management and Pricing
• Entrepreneurship and SMEs
• Robots and AI
• Safety and Crisis Management
• Seasonality
• Service Quality Management
• Sharing and Collaborative Economy
• Smart Destination
• Social media and interactive marketing
• Social Policy and welfare
• Spas, health and well-being
• Strategic Management Innovation
• Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable tourism policy and planning;
• Talent Management
• Tourism economics; Tourism forecasting;
• Tourism Management
• Tourism marketing and sustainability
• Tourist decision-making and behavior
• Tourist Experience
• Training and Education
• Transport and travel management;
• Value co-creation in tourism
• Well-being in tourism

Scientific Committee

CHAIR: Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK

• Eugenio Aguilo-Perez, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
• Maria Alvarez, Bogazici University, Turkey
• Salvador Anton Clavé, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
• Marie Avellino, University of Malta, Malta
• Filipa Brandao, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Piera Buonincontri, Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean, Italy
• Mark Anthony Camilleri, University of Malta, Malta
• Harry Coccosis, Thessaly University, Greece
• Carlos Costa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Irini Dimou, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece
• Anna Farmaki, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Ioanna Farsari, Dalarna University, Sweden
• Isabelle Frochot, University of Savoy, France
• Roberta Garibaldi, University of Bergamo, Italy
• Kyriaki Glyptou, Leeds Beckett University, UK
• Maria Gravari-Barbas, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – France
• Josep Ivars-Baidal, University of Alicante, Spain
• Stella Kostopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Metin Kozak, Kadir Has University, Turkey
• Mara Manente, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy
• Elina Michopooulou, University of Derby, UK
• Tanja Mihalic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Valeria Minghetti, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy
• Marina Novelli, University of Brighton, UK
• Fevzi Okumus, University of Central Florida, USA
• Ioannis Pantelidis, Ulster University, UK
• Antonio Paolo Russo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
• Alexis Papathanassis, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany
• Andreas Papatheodorou, University of the Aegean, Greece
• Nikolaos Pappas, University of Sunderland, UK
• Alexandros Paraskevas, University of West London, UK
• Aurora Pedro, University of Valencia, Spain
• Efi Sarantakou, University of West Attica,  Greece
• Sonja Sibila Lebe, University of Maribor - Slovenia
• Ioannis Spilanis, Aegean University, Lesvos, Greece
• Dimitris Stergiou, Open University Greece
• Dimitris Stylidis, University of Crete, Greece
•  Pilar Talón Ballestero, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
• Paris Tsartas, Harokopio University, Greece
• Eleni Tsitsirigou, Middlesex University Malta Campus, Malta
• Cleopatra Veloutsou, Glasgow University, UK
• Giampaolo Viglia, Portsmouth University, UK
• Konstantinos Vogklis, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
• Demetris Vrontis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Invited Speakers

• Professor Marie Avellino University of Malta, Malta
• Professor Maria Gravari-Barbas, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
• Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK
• Professor Carlos Costa, Aveiro University, Portugal
• Professor Marina Novelli, University of Brighton, UK 
• Professor Alexandros Paraskevas, University of West London, UK

Publication Opportunities

Abstracts will be published in the MEDLife2023 proceedings.

Full 6000-word papers will be reviewed for a Virtual Special Issue in Tourism Review.

Abstracts and Full papers can be submitted simultaneously.

Venue

The conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Malta.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Professor Dimitrios Buhalis dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk 

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