The Centre of Excellence for Visitor Economy of the Budapest Business University is organizing its first international scientific conference with the title People, Places and Partnerships.

The main intention of our community is to create a regular platform for an inspiring, inclusive and innovative exchange of ideas. The organizers greatly look forward to receiving scientific presentations and manuscripts in the field of tourism, hospitality and related disciplines. They invite university lecturers, researchers, doctoral and master’s students to participate.

Date: 11 April 2024

Venue: Budapest Business University 29-31. Markó str. Budapest, Hungary

Plenary session programme

Dr. Jancsik András (Budapest Business University) - Opening and welcome

Prof. Dr. Melanie Kay Smith (Budapest Business University) - Is the party over? Diversifying the visitor economy in Budapest

Dr. Marco Scholtz (Thomas More University of Applied Sciences) - Immersive technology in heritage tourism: Enhancing visitor experience satisfaction

Dr. Formádi Katalin & Dr. Sulyok Judit (University of Pannonia) - Culture for all? Participation patterns of cultural events during the Veszprem-Balaton 2023 ECoC year

Dr. Debreceni János (Budapest Business University) - What did they say then? Where are we now? Consequences of a post-Covid study about resilience among tourism-related enterprises

Planned sections
 
Economic impacts, environmental sustainability and community interactions in the visitor economy

Urban, natural and rural destinations

The impact of digitization and artificial intelligence on tourism and hospitality

Transforming skills and competencies in tourism and hospitality

New approaches to cultural heritage in tourism

Common perspectives of gastronomy and tourism

Collaboration in tourism, hospitality and commerce: relationships and economic impacts

Travellers and destinations in Hungarian poetry - Poster session

Work-in-progress session for doctoral or master's students

Student session for participants qualifying for the 2025 National Scientific Student Conference

For more information, please, visit the conference home page: https://uni-bge.hu/en/kvik/news/call-for-participation