2nd International Academic Conference on Tourism and Call for Paper

The central theme of the conference is ‘Archipelago Tourism’ which would also be the tag line for the conference series. The specific theme for 2016 INTACT is ‘Marine Tourism’. This conference is aimed to discuss issues, paradigms, theories, concepts, polices and practical experiences on Marine Tourism in Archipelagic hemisphere.

In archipelago tourism,  problem and difficulties may occur in social or natural issues, in developing destinations, managing destinations, or may be remote from either. The consequences may be either mild or relatively short term or have long term impacts on existing or future tourism industry systems. These would be seriously challenged to secure and maintain tourism development properly and it clearly does matter in terms of island visitation and awareness levels of archipelago areas. Thus it raises important issues to study. The data and empirical analyses about archipelago tourism remain limited; it needs to be empirically understood. It is, therefore, one need to have a forum to share the knowledge and expertise to welcome the new discussion. The forum that is proposed to deal with the issues is International Academic Conference on Tourism (INTACT 2016). This conference may trigger the tourism academicians and practitioners to become active in researching and publishing in the area of archipelago tourism.

Organized by Center for Tourism Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada, this conference will explore issues concerned with achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability of tourism alongside the governance mechanisms needed to support sustainable tourism especially in archipelagic areas. This conference should raise debate by stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between tourism experts, tourism industry practitioners, researchers, lecturers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students from all tourism-related fields. Please pass on this news to your friends and colleagues who might be interested in join this academic conference. Should you have questions, feel free to contact us by email: intact@ugm.ac.id

Keynote speech:

1. Prof. Heddy Shri Ahimsa-Putra, M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D Universitas Gadjah Mada-    Indonesia
2. Michael Lueck, Ph.D, School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
3. Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, M.A, Ph.D, University of Malta- Canada

Sub-theme and Chair Session:

1. Marine Industry Planning and Development
2. Infrastructure, Accommodation, and Connectivity
3. Social, Cultural, Economical Impacts
4. Regulation, Policy, and Governance
5. Branding and Marketing
6. Education, Training, and Interpretation