Tourism and hospitality research is facing an unprecedented number of issues, opportunities and challenges, many of which have global implications. The World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality will provide a unique global forum for academics, thought leaders and key industry practitioners from diverse backgrounds and interests to meet, discuss and debate critical issues that will affect the future direction of tourism and hospitality research and practice.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Globalization and the delivery of tourism and hospitality products and experiences
- Environmental issues and responses
- Economic development, poverty alleviation
- Corporate and personal social responsibility and ethics
- Regional, national and international tourism policy
- Tourism marketing
- Events
- Hotel Management
- Restaurant management
- Tourism economics
- Tourism forecasting
- Innovations in research
- Service excellence
- Tourism and hospitality education
- Human resources planning and development
- E-tourism and marketing
- Other topics of contemporary significance in tourism and hospitality with a global focus