Past Conferences

Theme:

“Journey into Challenging Times for Research and Innovations”

Date:

3 - 5 September 2012

Venue:

Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keynotes:

Prof. Dr. A. Parasuraman

Miami University

Prof. Dr. Walter Jamieson

Thammasat University

Dr. Russell Arthur Smith

Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management

Mr. David Pooch

New Zealand Institute of Food Science &Technology Inc

This conference stream presented a new outlook for future research, theoretical revelation and innovation. Research work specifically oriented to other areas of the Hospitality and Tourism were accepted for presentation. Altogether there are 107 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the IHTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings with a truly international community.

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The 1st International Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2012

The 1st International Hospitality and Tourism

Postgraduate Conference 2013

Theme:

“Synergizing Creativity and Innovation in Research"

Date:

2 - 3 September 2013

Venue:

Hotel UiTM, Selangor, Malaysia

Keynotes:

Professor J.S. Perry Hobson

Taylor’s University Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Abdullah Hemdi

Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Aminah Abdullah

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The chosen theme of the conference: “Synergizing Creativity and Innovation in Research” lends support to the government’s efforts to transform the country in the direction of high culture, high economy and to be a highly developed nation-state. Altogether there are 103 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the IHTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings with a truly international community.

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Theme:

“Theory & Practice in Hospitality and Tourism Research"

Date:

2 - 4 September 2014

Venue:

Hotel UiTM, Penang, Malaysia

Keynotes:

Professor Dr. A Parasuraman

Miami University, USA

Professor Dr. Dallen J. Timothy

Arizona State university, USA

Professor Dr. Barry O'Mahony

Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Australia

The relevance of the 2nd International Hospitality and Tourism Conference (IHTC) 2014 theme, “Theory & Practice in Hospitality and Tourism Research”, was reflected in the diverse range of papers that have been submitted for publication. Altogether there are 111 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the IHTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings with a truly international community.

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The 2nd International Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2014

Theme:

“Innovation and best practices in hospitality and tourism research"

Date:

2 - 4 November 2015

Venue:

Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management,

Universiti Teknologi MARA Malacca Campus, Malaysia

Keynotes:

Mr. Iskandar Mirza Mohd Yusof

Director, Domestic Promotion Division

Tourism Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Abdullah Hemdi

Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

Altogether there are 57 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the HTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings with a truly international community.

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The 1st Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2015

The 3rd International Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2016

Theme:

"Heritage, Culture and Society: Research agenda and best practices in hospitality and tourism industry"

Date:

10 -12 October 2016

Venue:

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI)

Keynotes:

H.E. Arief Yahya
Minister of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia

Barry O’Mahony, PhD
University of Wollongong, Dubai (UOWD)

Altogether there are 147 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the IHTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings with a truly international community.

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The 2nd Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2017

Theme:

"Celebrating Hospitality and Tourism Research: Inspire, Explore and Practice"

Date:

7-8 October 2017

Venue:

Hotel UiTM Dungun

Keynotes:

Dato’ Ammar Abd Ghapar

Senior Director, Domestic & Events

Tourism Malaysia

Altogether there are 91 contributed papers included in the proceedings and this demonstrates the popularity of the HTC Conference in sharing ideas and findings.

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