This conference seeks to provide international tourism and hotel industry community with an opportunity to learn about tourism/hotel industry development and marketing opportunities in Asia. It will provide tourism educators, academicians, industry practitioners and researchers with an interdisciplinary forum for exchange of information pertaining to recent research in tourism. The Conference program will feature keynote speeches by important government and tourism organization representatives in the region, regional tourism industry leaders, and prominent international experts on tourism development and marketing as well as competitively selected paper presentations by researchers. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE CONFERENCE?

• Academics in tourism and hospitality fields
• Managers of hotels, restaurants and tourism businesses
• Tourism/hotel/hospitality/restaurant management educators and trainers
• Tourism/hospitality researchers and industry consultants
• Interregional organizations with interest in tourism and hospitality industry
• Administrators of tourism and hospitality management educational programs
• Tourism and hotel/restaurant industry executives and representatives of multinational firms
• Financial institutions and tourism industry investors
• Tourism policy makers and national tourism organization directors
• Students in tourism and hospitality.

The Conference will start with a welcome reception at 6:00pm on May 23 and end with a luncheon on May 25. The Conference Program will include one cocktail reception, two lunches, one dinner, and a harbor cruise tour in Hong Kong.

CONFRERENCE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

All presenters and participants are requested to register for the conference. Conference Registration fee will be US$295 before January 31, 2002 and US$345 thereafter. For those delegates who will register for the First Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism which will be held at the Institute For Tourism Studies (IFT) in Macau on May 22 (Please refer to conference announcement for First Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism) a special registration of US$355 ($395 after January 31, 2002) will be offered for participation in both event. 

The Conference will focus on a broad range of topics related to research in tourism and invites papers related to direct or indirect relevance to tourism in Asia. Considering the three-pronged theme of the conference on �Development, Marketing and Sustainability,� a paper with any of the following or related subjects would be highly appropriate for presentation.
 

BEST PAPERS

Best papers will be competitively selected and authors will be acknowledged with a plaque and certificate.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Three-page abstracts (typed double-spaced) of proposed papers should be submitted for the final selection process. Indicate the author�s name and affiliation only on the cover page.  Author's name should not be indicated anywhere in the abstract.  Indicate clearly "Paper for Fifth Biennial Conference".
• Submit abstracts to Conference Organizer (Prof Kaye Chon) by either electronic mail ([email protected]) or by regular airmail.
• Deadline for submitting abstracts is January 31, 2002. Paper Review Committee will conduct a refereed screening of abstracts. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to submit completed papers before April 3, 2002. 
• Once the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present the paper at the Forum.

Final copies of accepted papers will be professionally published as an edited conference proceedings PRIOR TO the Conference.