Final call for Abstracts for the 3rd ICOHOTH Conference in Bangkok: 8 to 10 Sept 2023 (Fri to Sun)

[Timothy J. Lee]

Dear outstanding researchers in tourism, hospitality, leisure, and business 

 

The 3^rd ICoHOTH Conference

8 – 10 September 2023

Bangkok, Thailand

www.icohoth.org

 

I am excited to announce that the 3^rd International Congress on Health-Oriented Tourism & Hospitality Conference (3^rd ICOHOTH Conference) will be held at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 10 September 2023. The deadline for abstract submission is extended to 20 August as seen below and in the attached file.  

Selected best papers from the conference will be placed in an expedited review process for the International Journal of Tourism Research (SSCI-listed, impact factor 4.6, Q1 in Scopus) and Tourism Management Perspectives (SSCI-listed, impact factor 7.608, Q1 in Scopus). We are also pleased to have Prof. Catheryn Khoo from Australia as one of the keynote speakers, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Management Perspectives.  

We would love to invite those of you from academia, industry, governments, NGO’s, students, associations, and other organizations who are interested in this fascinating field of health-oriented tourism, hospitality, and leisure to exchange and develop state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on its development. All submitted abstracts will follow a rigorous double-blind review process by the international scientific committee and will be published in the conference proceedings based on reviewers’ recommendations.

 

Once you submit a 300-word abstract in English, you don't need to submit a full paper. You are just required to present your paper at the conference.

 

·  Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of Abstracts (300 words): 20 August 2023.

Notice of acceptance: by 22 August 2023.

Last day for early registration: 25 August 2023.

 

·  Registration Fees: 

Early bird registration for a student (by 25 August): US$200*.

Regular registration for a student (from 26 August): US$250*.

Early bird registration for academics/practitioners (by 25 August): US$300*.

Regular registration for academics/practitioners (from 26 August): US$400*

 

*Includes conference proceedings, access to full conference sessions, conference meals, and gala dinner, excluding accommodation.

 

The organizing committee welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) topics:

 

      Medical tourism; Dental tourism;

      Spa tourism; Spa resort; Spa management/development;

      Health tourism, Healthcare tourism, Health service tourism; Healing tourism/hospitality;

      Service innovation in hospitals;

      Rehabilitation center, Wellness town development;

      Mental health care and therapy; Mental care;

      Wellness tourism, Well-being tourism, Wellness resort;

      Smart hospital; ICT for health promotion;

      Geothermal tourism/hospitality;

      Cosmetic surgery and tourism;

      LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability);

      Tourism & happiness; Positive psychology;

      Suicide prevention using health and wellness;

      IVF (In vitro fertilization) and tourism;

      Tourism & quality of life;

      Meditel; Medical/Wellness accommodation;

      Hospital management with tourism industry;

      Aged care management;

      Oriental medicine as a tourism resource;

      Yoga, Acupuncture, and Acupressure in tourism;

      Tourism for the handicapped/disabled or/and disadvantaged;

      Ryokan and Hot springs (Onsen in Japan),

      Sauna development as a tourist attraction;

      Tourism/hospitality for longevity; Longevity town development;

      Phytoncide as a tourism resource;

      Deep sea water development for health products;

      Meditation, Religious retreat, Spiritual health,

      Thai massage, and

      Other themes related to health-oriented tourism/hospitality/leisure/business.

  

For all inquiries, contact the Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee:

 

Timothy Lee, Ph.D.

       Email: tj...@must.edu.mo or timoth...@gmail.com

    

 

Please refer to the attached for details of the conference and more info will be updated soon. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to the 3^rd ICOHOTH conference and meeting you in Bangkok next month! 

 

It would be appreciated if you can distribute this message to your professional network as much as you can. Please let me know if you do not want to receive this message, so your address will be removed from our list. 

 

Kind regards,

 

Prof. Timothy Lee 李鼎烈

Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Tourism Research (SSCI, Impact factor 4.6)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15221970

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