TNC2019: Tourism Naturally University of Derby Buxton, UK, June 4-6, 2019

Conference website	https://tourismnaturallyco.wixsite.com/tnc2019
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tnc2019
Submission deadline	March 31, 2019

Protected areas are key spaces of tourism consumption and key drivers of tourism demand nationally and internationally. They are often embroiled in complex socio-cultural, economic and environmental discussions, traditionally related to sustainable tourism development. These spaces can act as catalysts for change both within and outside of the tourism setting.

This conference seeks to explore the intersection of sustainability and health and wellbeing within and around protected areas. Specifically, the conference aims to understand the lasting contribution these experiences can have on the visitor and the destination through the transformative potential of the tourist encounter with natural resources. The transformational outcomes for people and places will be explored through a focus on health, wellbeing and sustainability, providing insights into the multitude of contexts, challenges, and opportunities of tourism within and around protected areas.

TNC 2019 will feature leading thinkers in tourism research and practice who will provide a special focus on tourism, transformational experiences, health, wellbeing and sustainability. We invite you to join us and help set the precedent for future tourism research, innovation, and collaboration as well as to strengthen research in these fields.

Submission Guidelines

We invite you to submit an abstract for inclusion in the programme as either oral presentation or poster presentation. All abstracts should indicate background/ clear statement of the problem, theoretical/practical implications, methods and/or data sources and indicative findings of the research. Abstracts should be 750- word in length. The title should be no more than 12 words. Authors should also indicate the type of presentation and the conference topic their proposed contribution relates to.

All abstracts will be subject to double-blind review by members of the scientific committee. Acceptance of a submission will be based on:

• Theoretical and empirical significance;
• Methodological soundness;
• Logic and clarity
• Relevance to the theme of the conference.

The official language of the conference is English.

Individual abstracts deadline: Deadline March 31st, 2019

All abstract papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Oral Presentation
• Poster Presentation

Committees

Program Scientific Committee

        Chair of the Scientific Committee: Dr. Eleni (Elina) Michopoulou

Organizing committee

        Chair of the Organising Committee: Dr. Iride Azara

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Iride Azara, i.e.azara@derby.ac.uk or Dr. Eleni Michopoulou, e.michopoulou@derby.ac.uk