Kyung Hee University: The 2nd World Conference on Smart Tourism
May 24, 2024 – We are pleased to invite you for “The 2nd World Conference on Smart Tourism”, scheduled to be held at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea. Hosted by the Association for Smart Tourism, this conference will provide a platform where global academic and industry experts come together to learn the theme of “The Era of AI for Hospitality and Tourism”. We conduct both online and offline via platforms such as Zoom and Youtube.
The event will be joined by esteemed programme chairs, speakers, and panellists from around the world:
President of Association for Smart Tourism: Namho Chung(Dean, Professor of Kyung Hee University)
Editor of Journal of Smart Tourism: Ulrike Gretzel(Professor, University of Southern California)
Workshop Organizing Chair: Chulmo Koo(Professor, Kyung Hee University)
Regional Chairs:
Asian Region Chairs:
Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong(University of Macau) , Sai Liang(Nankai University), Kaede Sano(Wakayama University), Juhyeok Jang(Hokkaido University)
European Region Chairs: Cindy Heo(EHL Hospitality Business School), Hossein Olya(Sheffield University), Miren Aurkene Alzua Sorzabal(Deusto University and Nebrija University)
North America Region Chairs: Minwoo Lee(University of Houston), Faizan Ali(University of South Florida), Yang Yang(Temple University), Yoo Ri Kim(University of Central Florida)
Pacific and Oceania Region Chairs: Jungkeun Kim(Auckland University of Technology), Mingming Cheng(Curtin University)
Conference Topics (* Please refer to the conference website(http://strc.khu.ac.kr/) for detailed topics.)
Smart Tourism
A.I. Topics
General Topics
Invitation Lists of Special Issue (*We will invite full paper submissions for the following Special Issues.)
Electronic Markets (SSCI, IF 8.5): CfP special issue on “Smart Tourism 2.0: Perspectives with geospatial data and AI”
Information Systems Frontiers (SCIE, IF 5.9)
Special Issue on “AI for Smart Tourism 2.
Anatolia (Scopus, IF 2.6)
Special Issue on “AI in Tourism and Hospitality”
If you want to learn more about the event, please reach out to Chulmo Koo, PhD, Chair of Global Graduate/Global Hospitality and Tourism, at helmetgu@khu.ac.kr, for more information.
About Kyung Hee University
Since its founding, Kyung Hee University has pursued the Kyung Hee Spirit of “Scholarship and Peace” as well as the founding principle of “creating a civilized world.” For the past 62 years, the University has developed remarkably, contributing to the fulfilment of a “cultural world for humanity” as the leader of the future of academics and the creator of common values for humanity. College of Hotel & Tourism Management is one of the most famous universities in the world. According to ARWU (2018), Our university ranked 8th.