The 2nd Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing & Management Conference is hosted and co-organized by:
• the Department of Tourism Management of the Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki in Greece;
• the Department of Business Administration of the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece;
• the School of Hospitality Business Management of the Washington State University in the USA;
• the Research Institute for Tourism of the Hellenic Chamberof Hoteliers.

The conference will take place the 31st May to 3rd June 2012 at the Grecotel Corfu Imperial hotel, ideally located by a golden beach in a private peninsula at the island of Corfu in Greece. Corfu is an established tourism destination well-known for its cosmopolitan style, rich gastronomic appeal, and vibrant night-life.

This challenging conference will include a state-of-the-art program comprising of:
• a quality Scientific Research Track with double-blind refereed paper presentations;
• an innovative Doctoral Colloquium for PhD researchers;
• cutting-edge keynote speakers and roundtables from the hospitality and tourism industry, the academia and the public sector;
• remarkable social activities, including a gala dinner in a palace, excursions and field tours…

Authors of selected conference papers will have the opportunity to submit and publish their work at special issues of a number of international refereed journals. These special issues will be published in the following prestigious refereed journals:
• Managing Service Quality (ISI-Thompson-SSCI, SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Computers in Human Behavior (ISI-Thompson-SSCI, SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Electronic Commerce Research & Applications (ISI-Thompson-SSCI, SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Journal of Organisational and End User Computing (SSCI-ISI-Thompson, SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC, ELMARK-AMA).
• Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, EconLit, ABDC).
• International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Journal of Ecotourism (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS, ABDC).
• Tourismos (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, DOAJ, ABDC).
• International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus, SNIP, ABS).
• Tourism Analysis (ABS, ABDC, CIRET, CABI) more.
• Tourism Review International (ABS, ABDC, CIRET, CABI).
• Journal of Heritage Tourism (ABDC, CIRET, CABI).
• Acta Turistica (EconLit, JEL, ABDC, CIRET).
• International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing (Scirus, ABDC, CIRET).
• Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage (ABDC, DOAJ, CIRET, CABI).
• UTMS Journal of Economics (DOAJ, EconPapers, CIRET).
• Journal of Travel and Tourism Research (ABDC, CIRET, CABI).

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 16th of October 2011.
Please submit abstracts by e-mail (as Word document attachments) to: submissions@ahtmmc2012.gr

Conference website: http://www.ahtmmc2012.gr
For enquiries, please contact conference secretariat at: info@ahtmmc2012.gr

The research track of the conference will focus on a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to) the following:
• Marketing
• Management
• Human Resources
• Education and Training
• Information Technology and e-Business
• Finance & Economics
• Service Quality
• Operations Management
• Leisure
• Sports & Events
• Catering, Restaurant, Food & Beverage
• Hospitality
• Tourism Planning & Development
• Destination Management
• Regional Development
• Alternative Forms of Tourism
• Impacts of Tourism
• Sustainable Development
• Environmental Issues and Climate Change
• Crisis Management
• Transportation & Travel
• Airlines
• Gastronomy and Wine Tourism
• Heritage and Culture Tourism
• Religious Tourism
• Gay and Lesbian Tourism
• Erasmus Mundus Research Track.

Co-Chairs of the Organising and Scientific Committees:
• Prof. Evangelos Christou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Prof. Dionysios Chionis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
• Prof. Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USA
• Prof. Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece

Registration Information Early bird registration fee (until 29 February 2012): 300 Euro* Late registration fee (from 1 March 2012): 400 Euro* Student registration fee: 170 Euro** Accompanying person’s fee: 150 Euro*** Deadline for conference registration (with full payment of corresponding fees) for all authors of accepted papers (students or not): 31 March 2012**** * Registration fee includes: conference registration and access to all conference sessions, conference material and kit, conference proceedings, welcome reception on the 31st of May 2012, two lunches (on the 1st and 2nd of June 2012), gala dinner on the 2nd of June 2012, all coffee breaks throughout the conference on the 1st and 2nd of June 2012, participation in visit of Museum of Asian Culture on the 1st of June 2012. Registration fee does not include: accommodation, travel expenses to/from Corfu, optional post-conference tour, and any bank or credit card charges. ** Student registration fee includes: conference registration and access to all conference sessions, participation to Doctoral Colloquium, conference material and kit, conference proceedings, all coffee breaks throughout the conference on the 1st and 2nd of June 2012, participation in visit of Museum of Asian Culture on the 1st of June 2012. Registration fee does not include: accommodation, travel expenses to/from Corfu, two lunches (1st and 2nd of June 2012), gala dinner on the 2nd of June 2012, optional post-conference tour, and any bank or credit card charges. *** Accompanying person fee includes: welcome reception on the 31st of May 2012, participation in visit of Museum of Asian Culture on the 1st of June 2012 and gala dinner on the 2nd of June 2012. Registration fee does not include: accommodation, travel expenses to/from Corfu, two lunches (1st and 2nd of June 2012), coffee breaks on the 2nd of June 2012, optional post-conference tour, and any bank or credit card charges. **** The lead paper author (or at least one of the co-authors in case of multiple authors) is required to register at the latest for the Conference with full payment of fees on or before 31st of March 2012 in order for papers to be included in the Conference Proceedings as well as in the Conference Program. Accepted papers submitted by authors not registered with full payment of fees for the conference by the 31st of March 2012 will be deleted from both the Conference Proceedings and the Conference Presentation schedule. Also, please note that early bird (reduced fee) registration is until the 29th of February 2012!