Adventure Travel: Best Practices, Research and Opportunities is the theme for
the 2010 symposium. Presentation abstracts and proposals by both academic
researchers and practitioners are encouraged.
For a research paper please send a two-page abstract with an introduction,
methods, findings, application of results, and conclusions (single spaced).
For a best practices or opportunities paper, please send a two-page abstract
with an introduction, description of the best practice/opportunities, and
lessons learned (single spaced).
Send abstracts by January 15, 2010 to:
Vinod Sasidharan School of Hospitality and Tourism Management San Diego State University San Diego, CA 92182-4514 vinod.sasidharan@sdsu.edu
619-594-4726 (p)
If
you have any questions about the conference or the location please do not
hesitate to contact: Norma Nickerson,
norma.nickerson@umontana.edu, 406-243-2328
8:00-10:00 pm Hot
springs soak and round-pool discussion!
Friday April 16
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:00-9:00 am Introductions and Keynote speaker
9:00-12:00 noon
Presentations
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:30-5:00 pm Presentations
6:00-8:00 pm Dinner
8:00-10:00 pm
Continuation of hot springs soak and round-pool discussion
10:00-midnight Dancing
to live music in the saloon
Saturday April 17
Adventure into Yellowstone
National Park (if interests are high, GWTTRA will go as a group into Yellowstone
to visit Old Faithful, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and/or wolf watching
activities).
Chico Hot Springs Resort and Day Spa is the perfect location
for GWTTRA. This historic resort is located in the heart of Paradise Valley,
just north of Yellowstone National Park - and nestled in the foothills of the
breathtaking Absaroka Mountain Range. Chico offers an extraordinary variety of accommodations, exceptional dining,
outdoor adventures, live entertainment, ultimate relaxation, all with a warm
smile and welcoming spirit from their friendly staff.
Chico Hot Springs
has a diverse selection of lodging, from quaint and cozy guest rooms in the turn
of the century Main Lodge to the luxurious North 40 Cabins, with a wide variety
of modern accommodations in between. Prices range from $49 for a bedroom/no bath
to $125 for a room with 2 queens/with bath to $170-$345 for a cabin or house.
To make reservations, call 1-800-468-9232 outside Montana
or 406-333-4933 from Montana. Ask for the group
block – GWTTRA.
Your
Adventure Travel experience begins at home! Fly into Bozeman, MT. It
is 60 miles to the Paradise Valley and Chico Hot Springs. We will be
arranging group transportation. Please email flight details to
johnhopejohnstone@gmail.com
If you need to be invoiced and pay by check rather than
pay by credit card above, please email the number of attendees and pricing
particulars to johnhopejohnstone@gmail.com. You
will receive an invoice by return email. Thank you
Cancellation policy: Full refund for the symposium will be issued if cancellation is received by
5pm, March.19 2010. Half the symposium registration fee will be refunded if cancellation
is received by 5pm April 2, 2010, no refund will be granted after 5pm April 2nd. Hotel cancellation must be done directly with the hotel and is subject to
their policy.
Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce that
Tourism Review will be
sponsoring a best paper award
at the forthcoming Great Western Travel and Tourism Research Association
Symposium 2010.
The winner will receive a framed certificate, a one year free online
subscription to the journal and the opportunity to submit the paper for
publication in the journal, subject to the process of peer review.
Tourism Review
aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of tourism as an
interdisciplinary phenomenon and to provide insights into developments,
issues and methods in tourism research. As the official journal of AIEST,
the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism, it promotes
an exchange of scientific concepts and research findings across different
cultures and language barriers as well as serving as a platform of results,
in particular, for young researchers.
