Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
4 - 6 December 2006
The theme of the conference stresses the need to take a long-term perspective on current and future issues with respect to tourism in the Asia-Pacific region. Although the conference will provide a specific examination of the implications of rising oil prices and the overall implications of increases in the cost of energy for tourism the conference also invites papers on:
Changing patterns of international tourism in the Asia-Pacific
Domestic tourism in the Asia-Pacific
Hospitality management in the Asia-Pacific
New markets in the Asia-Pacific
Pro-poor tourism in the Asia-Pacific
Special interest tourism
Special session on tourism in capital cities
Special session(s) on tourism, supranational organization and international trade regimes; co-hosted in conjunction with the ATLAS tourism policy network
The future of long-distance travel
Tourism and border regions
Tourism and foreign investment
Tourism and security
Tourism and the environment in local, regional and global perspective
Tourism development and impacts
The conference will be held in conjunction with the 2006 New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference.