AIEST - Worldwide network of tourism experts
Founded in 1951, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) is dedicated to improving the worlds travel and tourism industry through analysis of trends and latest developments in tourism and farsighted solutions for problems as they arise.
The AIEST attracts junior as well as senior members from both Academia and Practice.
Our members benefit from a social network platform for frequent friendly contacts among world wide experts and for international scientific and practical exchange.
72nd AIEST Conference in Madrid August 27 - 30, 2023
Have a look at the conference program
- Stream of discussion: Designing tourism systems for a sustainable future
- Stream of discussion: Transiting towards future tourism destinations through smart and green development
- Stream of discussion: AIEST's Advances in Tourism Research: Perspectives of Actors, Institutions and Systems
Congratulations to the winners of the awards of the AIEST conference 2023 in Madrid, Spain
The BEST CONTRIBUTION AWARD goes to Juan Gabriel Brida, Leonardo Moreno and Miriam Scaglione for their paper
"Tourism expenditures analysis using vines copulas: the case of Fribourg".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Petr Štumpf and Petr Janeček for their paper "System dynamic ace for destination managers: Online software DestinACE for decision-making support"
- Alice Wanner and Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider for their paper "Walking on sunshine: Application of choice experiments to understand impacts by climate change on tourism attractions in Lower Austria".
The PETER KELLER AWARD for the best contribution uniting theory and practice goes to Petr Štumpf and Petr Janeček for their paper "System dynamic ace for destination managers: Online software DestinACE for decision-making support".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Alice Wanner and Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider for their paper "Walking on sunshine: Application of choice experiments to understand impacts by climate change on tourism attractions in Lower Austria".
- Kelsy Hejjas and Kelly Maguire for their paper
"Sustainable tourism and disaster recovery: A case study of Scotland and the Republic of Ireland".
The AIEST PHD AWARD for the best PhD candidate contribution goes to Adrian Müller and Alexander Stauch for their paper "Switching tracks: Guiding employees towards low-carbon business travel choices".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Nele Langebraun, Alessandra Pozzan, Michael Gibbert and Slivia de Ascanii for their paper "Using context for theorizing in qualitative tourism research: an empirical review and research agenda".
- Florian Gasser for his paper "Follow me to your dream destination. Behavioral analysis of effects of persuasion disclosure and number of followers on followers' purchase intention and decision within tourism".
We thank our associate members for their continuous support.
