June 05-07, 2024
Lucerne (Switzerland)
6th Advances in Destination Management
Streams
ADM 2024 invites contributions in six different streams connected to previous conferences and progress in the field at large. The sessions will be hosted by a panel of experts. Please note: Before submitting your contribution, please consult the academic and practitioner submission guidelines. If you have submitted a contribution, conveners will inform you if your paper is accepted or rejected by 1st March 2024.
Download the Call for Contributions here.
Stream 1: Managing tourism destinations with forward thinking destination governance
This stream invites contributions on a diverse range of topics related to effective destination management practices. We welcome submissions on subjects such as the future of DMOs, destination governance, management of finances and funding, and stakeholder management. The aim is to gain fresh insights and enhance our knowledge of these essential topics by exploring them from new angles.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
Stream 2: Marketing of tourism destinations
The second session welcomes contributions that elaborate on current trends and problems of destination marketing. The aim of the stream is to reflect on current challenges and chances in destination marketing. In this session the topics on destination marketing strategies, digital marketing, marketing research, destination marketing tools are welcomed.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
Stream 3: Sustainable development and building resilience at the destination level
The next stream is dedicated to the role of sustainability in tourism destination development and building resilience. With this session we hope to contribute to the ongoing development of sustainable tourism practices and to promote sustainable tourism as a means of fostering economic growth, supporting local communities, protecting the environment and preserving cultural heritage. We also welcome contributions that examine the effects of external shocks on tourism destinations and strategies to mitigate their impact and discuss the post-crisis recovery.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
Stream 4: Transforming tourism destination with new technologies
Technological breakthroughs and new technologies bring benefits and opportunities for development that also apply to tourist destinations. In this session we want to present the ideas and cases of using new technologies in destinations for various purposes, including transforming operations and business models. We also invite papers that cover the topic of digitization and use of data in destination.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
Stream 5: Entrepreneurship and innovativeness in tourism destinations
This stream seeks to explore the role of entrepreneurship, entrepreneuring, and innovation in different destination settings. We welcome conceptual papers as well as empirical work on practices and case studies on innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives in rural and urban tourism destinations.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
Stream 6: Open advances
The sixth stream welcomes all contributions that wish to address new issues, introduce new concepts and practices, or present noteworthy niche topics that do not match the other submission streams.
Co-Chairs: tbc.
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