The 41st ISTTE Annual (Virtual) Conference from October 5-7, 2022

Riding the future of hospitality and tourism education and research

The conference will feature dual themes:

• The Future of Hospitality and Tourism Education 
• A New Beginning for Hospitality and Tourism Research.

The ISTTE leadership team and JTTT editorial board jointly invite travel, tourism, and hospitality educators, researchers, graduate students, and destination and industry practitioners to contribute research papers, case studies, curriculum modules, teaching methods, and other original or creative work pertaining to the themes.

Topics under the theme of The Future of Hospitality and Tourism Education include, but are not limited to:

• Program design and curriculum development
• Cases of transformative, experiential and global learning
• Paradigms shift and the role of hospitality and tourism education
• Best practices in the workplace training
• Best practices in student mentoring, career advising, and service-learning
• Inter-college, cross-program, and international collaboration
• Pedagogical shifts and technological applications
• Teaching evaluations and learning outcomes
• Tips for teaching assistants and new instructors.

Topics under the theme of A New Beginning for Hospitality and Tourism Research include, but are not limited to:

• Post-pandemic consumer behaviours and experiences in the tourism and hospitality marketplace
• New trends in hospitality and tourism marketing
• Quality of life for destination community and employees
• Hospitality and tourism industry’s response to the post-pandemic consumer demands
• Geopolitical and other trends and issues in international tourism
• Impacts of the changing media environment
• Visitor and resident relations and other issues in destination management
• Trends and issues in accommodation, event, and catering management and operation
• Speciality tourism and unique and emerging market segments,
• Perspectives on the changing environments of education.

Submission Guidelines

The ISTTE conference aims to share and exchange new knowledge that develops future leaders and workers in travel, tourism and hospitality. Therefore, contributions are not limited to the topics listed above. They can be conceptual or empirical and submitted as one of the three following types:

1. Full paper: a full paper will be a complete presentation of a research paper, case study, curriculum module, teaching method, or other original work. Accepted submissions will be automatically considered for the special issue of JTTT. Submission length: 2,500-5,000 words excluding the title, abstract, figures, tables, and references. Abstract maximum of 150 words. Maximum of four keywords. Indication of which of the two themes (Instructional Innovations or Impactful Discoveries) applies.

2. Working paper and poster: a working paper or poster reports the work-to-date of a research paper, case study, curriculum module, teaching method, or other original work. Accepted submissions will be automatically considered for the Research Note section of JTTT. Submission length: 1,000-1,500 words excluding the title, abstract, figures, tables and references. Abstract maximum of 150 words. Maximum of four keywords. Indication of which of the two themes applies.

3. Workshop led by the presenter: a workshop will be an interactive exercise or demonstration that focuses on the know-how of conducting a research project, developing a curriculum module, and implementing a teaching method. It may also be presented as a debate with a panel of experts. Accepted submissions will be automatically considered for the Pedagogical Note section of JTTT. Submission length: 500-1,000 words describing the purpose and key issues to be addressed, targeted participants, and expected outcome. Abstract maximum of 150 words maximum of four keywords indication of which of the two themes applies.

Submission Process

Complete the brief submission form and upload your paper in PDF format at ISTTE Virtual Conference 2022 by 11:59 pm, August 16th, 2022 (Eastern Daylight Time, USA). If you are not able to access the website from your location, please email your work to the chair, Professor Wayne Smith at wayne.smith@ryerson.ca.

Your PDF paper should begin with a title page that includes (a) title, (b) abstract, (c) keywords, and (d) type of submission (full paper, working paper, poster, or workshop). Authors’ names and affiliations should not be indicated on the title page.

Your PDF paper’s file name should be the title of the paper. The paper should be formatted in the 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1.5 inches left margin, and one inch for all other margins of letter size. If your original paper is in languages other than English, please complete the brief submission form in English and upload your original paper in a PDF file. Notification of review results by August 15th, 2022. Revised submissions are due for inclusion in the conference proceedings by September 15th, 2022.

At least one of the authors should register for the conference by this date. The 2022 conference registration is complimentary to graduate students and current ISTTE members.

Awards: There will be three award categories - Best Paper (Case Study, Curriculum Module, Teaching Method), Best Working-paper or poster, and Best Workshop. Using the initial reviewers' evaluations to shortlist potential award candidates, the award recipients will be selected based on the review of the final submissions by the program committee. The shortlisted papers will be recognized as highly commended.

Publication Plan: Conference proceedings of all contributions will be compiled to include the author’s choice of either the accepted work in its entirety or only the abstract. Authors of exceptional papers will be asked to submit their work to the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism.

Contact

Inquiries about the submission or review process should be addressed to Professor Wayne Smith, Chair of the Academic Committee. Conference program and updates can be found at www.istte.org.