Eleventh International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies
- Pathways to Resilience: Sustainable Practices in Tourism and Leisure
- 15-17 June 2026
- Department of Tourism Management, University of Patras, Greece + Online
The Eleventh International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies featured plenary sessions and Plenary Panel with some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Director, eTourism Lab and Deputy Director, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School, UK
"Smart Tourism AI and Metaverse Transformations"
Research Director, Institute SETE, Greece
“Is tourism sustainable? Arguments based on Greek tourism data”
Professor, Tourism Marketing and e-Tourism, University of West Attica, Greece
"Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Tourism: Connecting Technology, Heritage, and Regenerative Value"
Full professor at the Department of Marketing and Market Research, University of Granada, Spain
Full Professor of Marketing and Market Research, University of Granada, Spain
Associate Professor, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University, United States
Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Tourism Management, University of Patras, Greece
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2026 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:
Jagiellonian University, Poland
(In-Person)
CETT Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy, Research Group TURCiT, Spain
(In-Person)
State University of New York at Binghamton, United States
(In-Person)
University of Patras, Greece
(In-Person)
Appalachian State University, United States
(In-Person)
Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus
(In-Person)
University of Patras, Greece
(In-Person)
University of Patras, Greece
(In-Person)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
(In-Person)
Florida International University, United States
(Online Only)
International College of Management Sydney, Australia
(Online Only)
Patras, Greece
