Following the successful launch of the Athens Tourism Symposium in 2010 and the successful organization of the 2011 second event, the Laboratory of Research and Tourism Satellite Accounts (LaReTSA) of the University of Patras and Heliotopos Conferences are preparing the 2012 edition of the congress.
The congress aims at providing a forum for researchers, educators, students and professionals to explore the trends that are shaping the present and the future of the tourism economy both at the entrepreneurial and the policy-making level.
The programme of the 2012 Athens Tourism Symposium comprises keynotes as well as presentations of submitted double-blind refereed research papers.
Organised in parallel with IMIC, a well-established industry event held since 2004, The 2012 Athens Tourism Symposium will include joint sessions with leading tourism, hospitality and meeting professionals.
The 2012 Athens Tourism Symposium will be held again at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre on February 15th and 16th, 2012.