2027 Conference

The Tourism & Leisure Studies Research Network is brought together to explore the economic, cultural and organizational aspects of tourism and leisure. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Twelfth International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies calls for research addressing the following annual themes.

The Twelfth International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies will feature plenary sessions and Plenary Panel with some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Associate Professor, Department of Tourism at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), and Director of Tourism for the City of Niterói, Brazil

EMBRATUR (Brazilian Tourism Board) – Supervisor of Afrotourism, Diversity and Indigenous Peoples; CEO, Conectando Territórios, Brazil

The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.