Global Tourism Conference 2025 (GTC2025)
Puncak Inn Hotel, Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia and Online (CISCO Webex)
24 - 25 September 2025
Website: https://gtc.umt.edu.my
The Global Tourism Conference (GTC2025) continues its tradition of advancing academic discourse and fostering collaboration between scholars and industry professionals in the fields of tourism and hospitality. Organised by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) and co-hosted by Victoria University (Australia), and Tourism Malaysia, GTC2025 serves as a premier platform for the exchange of scholarly ideas, research findings, and best practices among global experts and practitioners.
Scheduled to take place from 24 to 25 September 2025 at Puncak Inn, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia, the conference marks a return to in-person engagement, offering participants a conducive environment for academic interaction and professional networking.
With the theme 'Ecotourism: Thriving Sustainable Change', GTC2025 seeks to highlight the evolving role of ecotourism in promoting sustainability, resilience, and innovation within the tourism sector. The conference welcomes the submission of high-quality research papers and case studies that align with the conference theme and contribute meaningfully to current academic and industry discussions.
Broadly the main areas of inquiry include the following, although authors should not feel limited by them. The papers that come under related sub-topics which are not listed are also acceptable.
• Accounting Services for Tourism
• Accounting System for Tourism
• Climate Change in Tourism
• Coastal and Marine Tourism
• Community Based Tourism
• Current Issues in Tourism
• Dark Tourism
• Destination Marketing and Management
• Ecotourism
• Entrepreneurship in Tourism
• Event Management
• Gastronomic Tourism
• Governance and Tourism
• Halal Tourism
• Health Tourism
• Heritage Tourism
• Historical Tourism
• Human Resource in Tourism
• ICT and Technology-based Tourism
• Indigenous Tourism
• International Issues and Cross-cultural Research
• Islamic Tourism
• Island Tourism
• New Trend in Tourism
• Product Development
• Service Tourism
• SMEs in Tourism and Hospitality
• Sustainable Tourism
• Tourism and Hospitality Accounting
• Tourism Economics
• Tourism Forecasting
• Tourism Innovation and Digitalisation
• Tourism Management and Marketing
• Tourism Operation
• Tourism Planning and Development
• Tourist Behaviour
• Urban Tourism and Cultural Heritage
GTC2025 accepts submission of abstract for presentation at the conference. Submission of either Extended Abstract or Full Paper is required for conference publication. Kindly use the following appropriate template for submission purposes:
1. The Extended Abstract template is for authors who wish to be considered for the Conference Proceeding
2. The Full Paper template is for authors who wish to be considered for the Best Paper Award and journal publication
3. The Extended Abstract & Full Paper template is for authors who wish to be considered for Conference Proceeding, Best Paper Award, and journal publication.
PUBLICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES
All extended abstracts presented at GTC2025 will be published in the GTC2025 Proceedings with e-ISSN and DOI.
Contact Us
GTC Secretariat
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
21030 Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA
Email : gtc@umt.edu.my
https://gtc.umt.edu.my
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