The organizing committee welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) topic:
1. Aged caremanagement to promote tourist destinations;
2. Animal wellness in the tourism industry;
3. Cosmetic surgery and tourism;
4. Culinary tourism; Gourmet tourism; Gastronomic tourism; Food tourism;
5. Health tourism, Healthcare tourism, Health service tourism; Healing tourism / hospitality
6. Healthy / Nutritious food as a tourism promotion / development resource
7. Hospital management including the tourism industry
8. Local cuisine as tourist destination iconic attraction
9. Local food and heritage
10. Local food as local identity
11. LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) and tourism
12. Meditation, Religious retreat, Spiritual health
13. Medical tourism; Dental tourism
14. Meditel; Medical/Wellness accommodation
15. Mental health care and therapy; Mental care
16. Other themes related to health-oriented tourism / hospitality / leisure / food
17. Phytoncide as a tourism resource; Deep-sea water development for health products
18. Rehabilitation center; Wellness town development
19. Ryokan and Hot springs (Onsen in Japan)
20. Sauna development as a tourist attraction
21. Service innovation in hospitals
22. Smart food development
23. Smart hospital; ICT for health promotion
24. Spa tourism; Spa resort; Spa management / development
25. Thai massage, and many local wellness resources in different countries
26. Tourism & happiness; Positive psychology; Tourism & quality of life
27. Tourism for the handicapped/disadvantaged
28. Tourism / hospitality for longevity; Longevity town development
29. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Ayuveda as tourism resources
30. Wellness tourism; Well-being tourism; Wellness resort
31. Yoga; Acupuncture; and Acupressure in/with tourism industry……. & More
In addition, there will be Open-Topic Sessions that welcome and discuss other general topics in tourism, hospitality, events, leisure, food, and management, which are not specifically fit the topics listed above (Call For Papers).
Submission Guidelines
An abstract (300 words) should be submitted to the conference chair (Prof. Timothy Lee) by 20 March 2025 using the link: hotfood2025@outlook.com
(1) If you wish to be awarded ‘best paper’ of the conference, you should submit a full paper (not exceeding 9,000 words) for review by 31 March 2025, in addition to submitting an abstract.
(2) Around 15 to 20 selected best papers from the conference will be published in the International Journal of Tourism Research (Q1 in SSCI, impact factor 4.1) in a fast-track process by 31 May 2025.
(3) Online participants are equally eligible to contend for best papers.