The actualization of sustainable travel and tourism is possible only if and when managers of tourist destinations and hospitality enterprises both value and know the importance of innovation for sustainable tourism development in principle and practice.
This conference invites you to join the Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel (BEST) Education Network in its important work of developing resources for educating present and future managers on the principles of sustainable development and demonstrating the role of innovation in pursuing sustainability. Delegates will explore and identify cutting edge topics that will be the focus of sustainable tourism research in the coming years.
You will have the chance to:

• Design a cutting edge research agenda on innovations for sustainable tourism
• identifying the knowledge gaps in current research on sustainable tourism and
• highlighting topics that deserve more attention from researchers,
• Learn firsthand about attempts on innovations in tourism, including in the host community,
• Contribute to the host community’s sustainable development,
• Share experiences on how university hospitality and tourism programs can exert greater leadership in bridging the gap between the realms of theory and practice,
• Discuss how to better position the case for innovations and thus sustainable tourism, and
• Network with researchers, educators and industry representatives committed to developing and disseminating knowledge on sustainable tourism.