The three-day international, peer-reviewed Conference on Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality in Asia (COSTA 2014) will provide an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policy makers, activists, students and professionals. With the theme of Sustainable Tourism: Shaping the Future, the conference will examine and promote a critical understanding of sustainable tourism and hospitality.

The aim of the conference is to foster greater communication and collaboration between scientists, practitioners and policy makers in seeking innovative and pragmatic approaches to sustainable tourism and hospitality. Registered participants with an accepted abstract and/or refereed full paper will be published in the Proceedings (ISSN 2188-6903).

As the fields of sustainable business, tourism and hospitality cross over into multiple areas and disciplines, authors are welcome to submit from a range of topics, perspectives, and disciplines. The range of research submissions may include conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies:

Adventure Travel
Agritourism and Culinary Tourism
Climate Change
Crisis Management
CSR
Cultural, Heritage and Dark Tourism
Culinary Arts
Customer Service and Guest Relations
Destination Branding and Promotion
e-Tourism, ICT and Travel Technology
Eco-Friendly Destinations and Attractions
Eco-Friendly Hotel Operations
Ecotourism and Geotourism
Event Management
Food Safety, Quality and Innovations
Food Service and Catering
Gastronomy and Wine Tourism
Green Aircraft and Airlines
Health, Wellness and Medical Tourism
Hotel and Hospitality Management
Indigenous Tourism
Jungle Tourism
Marine And Coastal Areas Tourism
Public Relations
Quality Assurance
Reservations and Sales
Safety and Security
Services Branding
Sports and Special Event Tourism
Theme Parks, Casinos and Resorts
Tourism Accounting and Finance
Tourism Education and Training
Tourism Human Resource Management
Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
Tourism Products and Consumer Behavior
Travel & Transportation
Urban and Rural Tourism
Wine Industry and Education