The 7th Korea America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Conference
April 21 – 22, 2017, Tropicana Las Vegas, USA
Call for Papers
Extended Deadline for Abstracts: February 6, 2017
The KAHTEA conference committee welcomes academics, industry professionals, government agencies, and graduate and undergraduate students who would like to share their knowledge, business know-how, and valuable experiences. Conference attendees will share their expertise through completed research, research-in-progress, case studies, and/or open discussion in stand-up presentation, poster presentation, or symposium format.
Go to the conference registration page
Get the abstract format file (KAHTEA version)
Get the manuscript format file (For the AGHTJ Award)
Go to the hotel (Tropicana LV) reservation page
Keynote Speakers
We will have three keynote speakers, including world-class scholars and famous hospitality entrepreneurs. They will discuss entrepreneurship, business analytics in hospitality & tourism, and effective strategies. More details will be announced shortly.
Best Paper Awards
Seven best papers will be selected and awarded by the Best-Paper Selection Committee based on the topic relevance and contribution of research to existing knowledge (30 points), sound methodology and statistical analysis (30 points), structure and clarity of writing (20 points), and conclusions and implication (20 points).
Best Paper Award
- The first-place winner in research stand-up presentations: Founding President Award + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in research stand-up presentations: US $300 + a Plaque
Undergraduate Student Research Forum (USRF) Best Paper Award
» Research Completed Paper
- The first-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
» Research in Progress
- The first-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
Academy of Global Hospitality and Tourism Journal (AGHTJ) Award
- The AGHTJ Award: US $500 + a Plaque
We invite presentations in the following formats:
1. Refereed research presentations
Extended abstracts will go through a double-blind review process. Research presentations should be based on either theoretical or empirical studies that demonstrate sound research question, research methodology, and implications. Stand-up presentations should be 25 minutes long plus 5-minute question & answer.
- Topics are welcome in any of (but not limited to) the following areas:
- Service leadership
- Production innovation
- Distribution advances
- e-complaint/e-word of mouth
- Social networks & online review
- Mobile marketing
- Customer relationship management
- Technological applications
- MICE
- Strategic management
- Human resources
- Tourist behavior
- Database Marketing
- Revenue management and pricing
- Risk management
- Convention and meeting management
- Cross-cultural studies
- Cultural dimensions of services
- Branding
- Social media marketing
- Big data analytics
- Emerging issues in education and training
» Best Paper Award
- The first-place winner in research stand-up presentations: Founding President Award + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in research stand-up presentations: US $300 + a Plaque
2. Undergraduate Student Research Forum (USRF)
The Undergraduate Student Research Forum (USRF) is designed to provide undergraduate students with opportunities to present their research proposals, case studies, or completed studies (only stand-up presentation). Extended abstracts will go through a double-blind review process. Presentations will be 20-30 minutes long. The faculty advisor must be a member of the KAHTEA.
» Undergraduate Student Research Forum (USRF) Best Paper Award
Research Completed Paper
- The first-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
Research in Progress
- The first-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
- The second-place winner in undergraduate presentations (USRF): Scholarship + a Plaque
3. Academy of Global Hospitality and Tourism Journal (AGHTJ) Award
The AGHTJ (Academy of Global Hospitality and Tourism Journal), sponsored by Korean Hospitality and Tourism Academe, invites conceptual, empirical, and methodological research papers. All submissions to the AGHTJ paper category must be original work not yet submitted to any other publication prior to the Conference. All submitted papers to this award category will follow a rigorous double-blind review process and will be accepted and only KATHEA conference formatting abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings. Jurors will select the author(s) as the best full-paper award winner, who comes with a cash prize of US$500 and a Plaque. Please note that papers that receive the award must be published in the special conference issue of the AGHTJ. More information, please click the following web address: http://kahtea.org/aghtj-award/
» Academy of Global Hospitality and Tourism Journal (AGHTJ) Award
- The AGHTJ Award: US $500 + a Plaque
Extended Abstracts Submission Guideline (both refereed research presentation and USRF)
- English is an official language. Abstracts will be accepted in English only.
- Extended abstracts should be submitted in MS Word (Times New Roman Font, size 12, and double-spaced) and should not exceed 2,000 words (not including references and tables).
- Please find guidelines and a template at the KAHTEA website (http://kahtea.org).
- Note that extended abstracts will be reviewed only for the best paper selection and will NOT be included in the conference proceedings. The conference proceedings include only one-page final abstracts and will be distributed at the conference in the flash drive.
- Please submit the extended abstracts to kahteaconference@gmail.com
Important Deadlines
- Extended abstracts: Monday, February 6, 2017 (by 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time, USA)
- Notification of acceptance: Monday, February 20, 2017
- Registration [Go to Registration]: Monday, March 6, 2017. At least one author should register the conference by this date.
- One-page (single-spaced) final abstracts: Monday, April 3, 2017 (by 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time, USA)
For all inquiries including sponsorship, please contact the KAHTEA president:
Chang Huh, Ph.D.
Niagara University
NY 14109, USA
Email: chuh@niagara.edu
Call: 716-286-8223
