TOURISM BUSINESSES AS KEY DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC

Call for papers
TOURISM BUSINESSES AS KEY DRIVERS
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A Symposium on Measuring the Performance and
Economic Contribution of Tourism
Montreal Convention Center, Quebec, Canada, September 24-25, 2012
CONFERENCE AIMS AND SCOPE
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Transat Chair in Tourism of Université du Québec à Montréal’s (UQAM)
School of Management is planning an international symposium to examine tourism as a lever for economic
development. Some of the topics to be discussed: better defining tourism's contribution to a regional or
national economy; taking inventory of and studying the various evaluation tools currently in use; identifying
the presence and relevance of evaluation criteria for business projects; integrating certain key indicators into
a business plan so public or private financing can be justified on the basis of facts, not assumptions;
evaluating tourism’s impact on economic growth and productivity. This event will be held September 24-25,
2012, in Montreal, a tourist destination and the point of arrival for the majority of Quebec’s foreign visitors.
MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS
Papers must address one of the following topics:
 Theoretical approaches to measuring tourism
 Case studies of companies, destination management organizations or regional or sector-based
associations that have implemented tourism measurement tools
 A theoretical discussion of how tourism stakeholders can use quantitative methods for management
or strategic planning
 Performance measurement models that produce outputs such as better profitability, increased
competitiveness, enhanced market position, etc.
 How economics, information technologies, management sciences or any other relevant discipline
contribute to the definition and applicability of tourism evaluation tools and their individual
components
 Any related topics of interest to an overall understanding of the current issues facing companies,
organizations or destinations with regard to the evaluation and measurement of tourism
P.O. Box 8888, Centre-ville Station
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: +1 514 987-6671
Fax: +1 514 987-3797
[email protected]
www.chairedetourisme.uqam.ca
Some examples of possible themes:
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Forecasting models and tourism prospects
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Tourism demand analysis
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Economic contributions of tourism
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Tools for measuring the competitiveness of a tourism organization or destination
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Methodological challenges of measuring tourism demand
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Technological innovations in the evaluation of tourism performance
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Indicators linked to the tourism return on investment
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Counting techniques and methods for evaluating event attendance
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Indicators of tourism's social and environmental spin-offs
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Performance measurements of small and medium-size tourism stakeholders
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Regional tourism statistics
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Estimating visitor spending
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Tools for assessing the profitability of tourism projects
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Quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of marketing, commercialization and social media
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The role of public funding in tourism development
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Measuring the local impact of tourism
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Quantitative decision-support tools for managers
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Sampling and the quality of the information gathered
ABSTRACTS
The abstract will be used by our scientific committee as the basis for acceptance of the paper for
presentation. Thus the abstract should clearly communicate the objective of the work, the results and their
significance, and the advancement over previous work. Time and effort spent constructing a clear, concise,
and well-written abstract will maximize the chances of paper acceptance. Abstracts must be submitted by
email ([email protected]) no later than the submission deadline of June 1st, 2012. The abstract title
should be brief (no more than 20 words). The abstract body should be between 300 and 450 words and must
include a brief summary as well as methods, results, and conclusion(s), where appropriate. All submissions
will be subject to a double-blind review.
FULL PAPERS
Full papers should be between 3000 and 5000 words in length (including figures and references). All papers
should be written in good English or French. The title should be in bold. Author's affiliations and e-mail
addresses for corresponding authors should be included. Text should be kept to a minimum, and each block
of text should include no more than a few sentences. Suggested font size for the body of text is Times New
Roman 12 pt.
Papers that are accepted by the scientific committee members will be published, following
the symposium, in a special edition of the Research Papers of the Transat Chair in Tourism .
P.O. Box 8888, Centre-ville station
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: +1 514-987-6671
Fax: +1 514-987-3797
[email protected]
www.chairedetourisme.uqam.ca
KEY DATES
Abstract submission
June 1st, 2012
Acceptance notification
June 15, 2012
Final paper and short biography submission
August 24, 2012
Conference
September 24-25, 2012
MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE (AS OF MAY 24TH, 2012)
Paul Arseneault, Co-Chair
Director, Tourism Intelligence Network, Transat Chair in Tourism
Professor, Department of Tourism and Urban Planning
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) - Canada
Stephen L.J. Smith, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
University of Waterloo - Canada
Michel Archambault
Associate professor and Chairholder of the Transat Chair in Tourism
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) – Canada
Liping A. Cai
Professor and Director, Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center - USA
Cécile Clergeau-Allain Des Beauvais
URF Ingénierie du tourisme, du bâtiment et des services
Université Angers - France
Frédéric Dimanche
Professor of Marketing and Director, Center for Tourism Management
SKEMA Business School Nice – Sophia Antipolis – France
Philippe Duhamel
UFR Ingénierie du Tourisme du Bâtiment et des Services (IMIS - ESTHUA)
ITBS, Université d'Angers - France
Isabelle Frochot
Lecturer, Institut de management de l'Université de Savoie (IMUS) - France
François de Grandpré
Director, Département d'études en loisir, culture et tourisme
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Canada
P.O. Box 8888, Centre-ville station
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: +1 514-987-6671
Fax: +1 514-987-3797
[email protected]
www.chairedetourisme.uqam.ca
Jean Harvey
Professor, Management and Technology Department
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) - Canada
Pierre Lefebvre
Professor, Department of Economics
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) - Canada
Marie-Françoise Perruchoud-Massy
Professor, Institut de tourisme, HES-SO Valais – Switzerland
Julianna Priskin
Head of the Major in Tourism
Institut of Tourism, School of Business, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Switzerland
Richard Roy Perdue
Department Head and Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Virginia Tech - USA
Bruno Sarrasin
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Professor, Department of Tourism and Urban Planning
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) - Canada
Georges Tanguay
Professor, Department of Tourism and Urban Planning
École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM) - Canada
Philippe Violier
Professor and Director, Études supérieures de tourisme et d’hôtellerie
Université d’Angers (ESTHUA) - France
Craig Webster
Associate Professor, University of Nicosia, School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law - Cyprus
Associate Head of Department, Department of European Studies and International Relations
Klaus Weiermair
Professor and Head of the Center for Tourism and Service Economics
University of Innsbruck – Austria
P.O. Box 8888, Centre-ville station
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: +1 514-987-6671
Fax: +1 514-987-3797
[email protected]
www.chairedetourisme.uqam.ca
ABOUT THE TRANSAT CHAIR IN TOURISM
Its involvement in the industry, numerous publications, conferences and various informative activities make
the Transat Chair in Tourism of Université du Québec à Montréal’s (UQAM) School of Management a rich
source of knowledge for tourism stakeholders. In addition, many students and university graduates gain
practical experience by participating in its research projects and organized events. With the creation of the
Tourism Intelligence Network (Réseau de veille en tourisme) in January 2004, the Transat Chair in Tourism
has strengthened its position in the field of strategic information gathering and dissemination in Quebec,
Canada and internationally.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Paul Arseneault, Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee
Professor, Department of Tourism and Urban Planning, ESG UQAM
Director of the Tourism Intelligence Network
Telephone: + 1 514-987-3000, ext. 2276
Email: [email protected]
Stephen L. J. Smith, Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee
Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
Telephone: + 1 519-888-4045
Email: [email protected]
MAIN PARTNERS
P.O. Box 8888, Centre-ville station
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: +1 514-987-6671
Fax: +1 514-987-3797
[email protected]
www.chairedetourisme.uqam.ca