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TOURMAN 2019: 3rd International Scientific Conference «Tourism, Travel & Hospitality at Crossroads: The way ahead»
International Hellenic University
Thessaloniki, Greece, October 24-27, 2019
Conference websitehttp://www.tourman.gr
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tourman2019
Abstract registration deadlineAugust 31, 2019
Submission deadlineAugust 31, 2019
Topics: tourism hospitality management marketing

The TOURMAN 2019 Conference titled “Tourism, Travel & Hospitality at Crossroads: The way ahead” is hosted at Thessaloniki and is organized by the International Hellenic University (former Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki).

The Conference will take place at luxurious Porto Palace Hotel, ideally located at the city of Thessaloniki in Greece; Thessaloniki was named after the sister of Alexander the Great, is one of the oldest cities in Europe, has served as European Capital of Culture in 1997, is a top city-break destination, is a seaside port city and, is well-known for its cosmopolitan style, rich gastronomic appeal, and vibrant night-life.

The state-of-the-art TOURMAN 2019 Conference program includes: a) a high-quality scientific research track with refereed paper presentations, b) cutting-edge keynote speakers and roundtables from the industry, the academia and the public sector, c) a student paper presentations track and a PhD workshop, d) publication opportunities in special issues of refereed journals, e) unforgettable social activities, including excursions and field tours…

Research tracks of the conference include the following: 

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Human Resources
  • Tourism and Hospitality Education
  • Information & Communication Technologies
  • Tourism Planning & Development
  • Finance & Economics
  • Service Quality
  • Operations Management
  • Food & Beverage
  • Catering
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Destination Management
  • Alternative Forms of Tourism
  • Sustainability
  • Experience Management
  • Sports Management and Sports Tourism
  • Crime and Corruption in Tourism

Submission Guidelines

All abstracts must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Please submit abstracts (250 to 400 words) until 31st of August 2019, via EasyChair online submission system at: EasyChair TOURMAN 2019. 

The research track of the congress will be exploring the overall theme of “Tourism, Travel & Hospitality at Crossroads: The way ahead”.

Submitted abstracts should be relevant with the overall conference theme objectives and at least one of the conference sub-themes (please see bellow "List of Topics", should be written in English, and should be submitted in time. All contributions must be original (i.e. not been published elsewhere), follow academic writing, structure and methodology. Submissions will be blind-refereed by at least two anonymous reviewers who will decide whether the proposed abstracts will be accepted or not. 

Authors of accepted abstracts may participate at the conference and present their work, based on their accepted abstract; all abstracts will be included in conference proceedings. Authors that wish to submit additionally a full paper will be informed about the submission specifications/guidelines for the full papers.

List of Topics

  • Tourism and/or hospitality marketing
  • Management
  • Human Resources
  • Tourism and Hospitality Education
  • Information & Communication Technologies
  • Tourism Planning & Development
  • Finance & Economics
  • Service Quality
  • Operations Management
  • Experience Design and Management
  • Food & Beverage
  • Catering
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Destination Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Hospitality
  • Alternative Forms of Tourism
  • Sustainability
  • Sports Management and Sports Tourism
  • Culture & Heritage Tourism
  • Crime and Corruption in Tourism
  • Religious and Pilgrimage Tourism
  • Cruise and Marine Tourism
  • Air Travel
  • LGBT+ Tourism

Publication Opportunities

All accepted abstracts/papers will be included in the official Conference Proceedings. The proceedings will be published professionally in printed and/or electronic form with ISBN and DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each paper, and will be available for distribution during the conference. Each registered conference delegate will receive one free copy of the conference proceedings.

Authors of selected conference papers will have the opportunity to publish their work at special issues of the following international scientific journals:

In addition, authors of selected conference papers will have the opportunity to publish their work as a book chapter at the following edited book:

  • Christou, E., Alexandris, K. & Fotiadis A. (2020) Tourism, Travel & Hospitality at Crossroads: The Way Ahead. Wilmington, DE, USA: Vernon Press.

Committees

Scientific Committee

  • Chair: 
    • Evangelos Christou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Associate Chairs: 
    • Kostas Alexandris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Anestis Fotiadis, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
  • Members: 
    • George Agiomirgianakis, Hellenic Open University
    • Volkan Altintas, Kâtip Çelebi University Turkey
    • Kostas Assimakopoulos, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Spyros Avdimiotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Tom Baum, Strathclyde University, United Kingdom
    • Dimitrios Belias, University of Thessaly, Greece
    • George Blanas, Technological Educational Institute of Larisa, Greece
    • Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
    • Graham Busby, Plymouth University, United Kingdom
    • Nevenka Cavlek, University of Zagreb, Croatia
    • Chryssoula Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Rachel Chen, University of Tennessee, USA 
    • Li Cheng, Sichuan University, China
    • Giacomo Del Chiappa, University of Sassari, Italy
    • Kaye Chon, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    • Nimit Chowdhary, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India
    • Eli Cohen, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    • Carlos Costa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
    • Damir Demonja, Institute for Development and International Relations, Croatia
    • Panagiota Dionysopoulou, Ministry of Education & Research, Greece
    • Erdogan Ekiz, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
    • Mehmet Erdem, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, USA
    • Daniel Fesenmaier, University of Florida, USA
    • Alan Fyall, University of Central Florida, USA
    • Emmanouel Garoufallou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Babu George, Forth Hays State University, USA
    • Alkmini Gkritzali, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
    • Werner Gronau, University Stralsund, Germany
    • Svetlana Hristova, University Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria
    • Stanislav Ivanov, Varna University of Management, Bulgaria
    • Maya Ivanova, Varna University of Management, Bulgaria
    • Sandra Jankovic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
    • Miyoung Jeong, University of South Carolina, USA
    • Valentini Kabatza, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Soultana-Tania Kapiki, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Irene Kamenidou, Eastern Macedonia Institute of Technology, Greece
    • Stavros Katsios, Ionian University, Greece
    • Hanan Saad Kattara, Alexandria University, Egypt
    • Androniki Kavoura, University of West Attica, Greece
    • Stella Kladou, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
    • Maximiliano E. Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina
    • Peter BeomCheol Kim, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    • Fotis Kilipiris, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Alzbeta Kiralova, University College of Business in Prague, Czech Republic
    • Nikolaos Konstantopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece
    • Stella Kostopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Iordanis Kotzaivazoglou, Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Greece
    • Blanca Kraljevic-Mujic, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
    • Dimitrios Lagos, University of the Aegean, Greece
    • Rosa Lombardi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
    • Pericles Lytras, University of West Attica, Greece
    • Oswin Maurer, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
    • Eleni Mavragani, International Hellenic University, Greece
    • Savvas Mavridis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Noela Michael, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
    • Polyxeni Moira, University of West Attica, Greece
    • Paolo Mura, Taylor's University, Malaysia
    • Athina Nella, Institute of Educational Policy, Greece
    • Ourania Notta, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Eugenia Papaioannou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Alexis Papathanasis, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany
    • Andreas Papatheodorou, University of the Aegean, Greece
    • Alexandros Paraskevas, University of West London, United Kingdom
    • Harald Pechlaner, Katholische Universitat Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany
    • Jean-Eric Pelet, ESCE Paris, France
    • Ige Pirnar, Yasar University, Turkey
    • Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernández, University of Jaén, Spain
    • Tijana Rakic, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
    • Mukesh Ranga, CSJM University Kanpur, India
    • Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Leiden University, The Netherlands
    • Ana Pereira-Roders, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
    • Vagis Samathrakis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Aristidis Samitas, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
    • Christos Sarmaniotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
    • Raffaele Scuderi, Kore University of Enna, Italy
    • George Siomkos, Athens University of Business & Economics, Greece
    • Dora Smolcic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
    • Marios Sotiriadis, University of South Africa, South Africa
    • Aikaterini Stavrianea, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • Theodoros Stavrinoudis, University of the Aegean, Greece
    • Dimitris Stergiou, Hellenic Open University, Greece
    • Agustín Santana Talavera, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
    • George Stalidis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Anders Steene, Södertörn University, Sweden
    • Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA
    • Renata Tomljenovic, Institute for Tourism, Croatia
    • Paris Tsartas, Harokopio University, Greece
    • Theodosis Tsiakis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Natasa Slak Valek, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
    • Marco Valeri, University Niccolo Cusano, Italy
    • Christos Vassiliadis, University of Macedonia, Greece
    • Efstathios Velissariou, Technological Educational Institute of Larisa, Greece
    • Cleopatra Veloutsou, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • Ourania Vitouladiti, University of West Attica, Greece
    • Aspasia Vlachvei, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, Greece
    • Maria Vodenska, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Michael Volgger, Curtin University, Australia
    • Vasiliki Vrana, Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Greece
    • Arun Upneja, Boston University, USA
    • Gerasimos Zacharatos, University of Patras, Greece
    • Kostas Zafiropoulos, University of Macedonia, Greece

Organizing committee

  • Chair: 
    • Chryssoula Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Conference Manager: 
    • Evangelia Stalika, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Members:
    • Spyros Avdimiotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Evangelos Christou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Soultana-Tania Kapiki, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Fotis Kilipiris, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Panagiotis Papageorgiou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Efthymia Papagianni, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
    • Ioanna Simeli, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Panagiota Valai, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece

Venue

The Conference will take place at luxurious 5* Porto Palace Hotel, ideally located at the city of Thessaloniki and easily accessible; Porto Palace Hotel & Conference Center constitutes a unique hospitality choice in Thessaloniki. Housed in a historical building of 1913 and preserving its industrial architecture, Porto Palace Hotel stands out among other hotels in the city. Porto Palace Hotel hosts the largest business events, local or international congresses as well as social events. It features fully equipped meeting rooms and large conference halls. The historical Grand Pietra Hall is the biggest conference hall in Northern Greece. All conference delegates have full free access to the fully equipped “Pulse Gym & Fitness Station” as well as to hotel’s roof-garden open-air swimming pool.

For more details about Porto Palace Hotel, please visit: https://www.portopalace.gr/index.php

About Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki is easy to fall in love with – it has beauty, vibrant life-style, chaos, history and culture, a remarkable cuisine and wonderful, vast sea views. Thessaloniki has many stories to tell, unfolding over 2300 years, starting by the moment of its foundation in 315 BC. They are the stories of her people, which we can today discover, taste and seek out in her historical monuments, strolling down her picturesque backstreets or chatting with passers-by. Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea, and is named after the sister of Alexander the Great.

This is a city with a proud historical past written by the multiculturalism of her people. A swathe of societies – Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, Jews, Armenians and many others have bequeathed Thessaloniki a multicoloured, multifarious, multidimensional culture. Thessaloniki is a hospitable city, with warm people, an optimistic spirit and a carefree attitude to life – you come across this everywhere you go – walking on the promenade, having a coffee, going down the city center alleyways, visiting museums and historic sights, or enjoying food and drinks like locals do.

Thessaloniki is a port-city in the embrace of the Aegean, offering up many Mediterranean destinations.The city is also a center of ideas which concentrate themselves in the restless spirit of modern art, but also a business center of innovation. Thessaloniki also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, Salonika, Salonico, Salonique, Solun or Selanik, is the second-largest city in Greece with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area and a major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre; it is also a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe.

The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece’s cultural capital and gastronomic capital – and any visitor is in for a treat.

Recent decades have brought tourist and cultural acclaim, including the city’s 1997 reign as European Capital of Culture and its hosting of sporting events during the 2004 Athens Olympics. In 2014 Thessaloniki was European Youth Capital, thanks to having one of the largest student populations in Southern Europe. Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece and has recently been ranked by Lonely Planet as the world’s fifth-best ultimate party-city worldwide! In 2015, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide, while in 2016 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle. Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.

For more details about Thessaloniki, please visit: http://www.thessaloniki.travel 

Contact

For any information about the conference and/or submissions, please contact the Conference Manager, Dr. Evangelia Stalika. Phone: +30-6974-152836. E-mail: conference@tourman.gr

For further details, please visit the conference website at: http://www.tourman.gr 

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