Journal article
Trends in Tourism-Related Academic Conferences: An examination of host locations, themes, gender representation and costs
Event Management, Vol.23(4-5), pp.733-751
2019
Abstract
This paper examines trends associated with tourism-related academic conferences scheduled between mid-2016 and end-2018. As a subset of a lucrative business events market, studies on academic conferences remain under-investigated. Moreover, academic literature to date reveal that extant studies are often fragmented - using one conference or through the perspective of a single stakeholder group. To address the paucity of literature related to academic conferences, this paper uncovers trends within 360 tourism-related academic conferences through four aspects: Host locations, themes, gender representation and costs. The findings reveal that tourism-related academic conferences are mostly held within the continents of Asia and Europe, mirror academic and industry contemporary discourses, reflect the persistent gap in terms of gender representation, and present increasing costs of attendance unequally skewed towards a few conferences. Timing of tourism-related academic conferences are also largely scheduled towards the first half of the year. Further recommendations are made to organisers planning for future tourism-related academic conferences to make these events more inclusive such as (1) deriving themes from industry inputs, (2) creating a balanced profile of male and female keynotes speaker, and (3) considering cost-efficient practices to create more sustainable academic conferences.
Details
- Title
- Trends in Tourism-Related Academic Conferences: An examination of host locations, themes, gender representation and costs
- Authors
- Shu-Hsiang Chen (Author) - Shantou University, ChinaAaron Tham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - USC Business School
- Publication details
- Event Management, Vol.23(4-5), pp.733-751
- Publisher
- Cognizant Communication Corporation
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.3727/152599519X15506259855670
- ISSN
- 1525-9951; 1525-9951
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451425702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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