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The seventh annual Consumer Behavior in Tourism Symposium - CBTS 2014 - will take place from December 3rd to December 6th in Bruneck-Brunico, Italy, under the theme "Tourism Mobilities beyond Place: Time, Resources and Perspectives”.    

CBTS 2014 will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners from all over the world to exchange scientific ideas and results and discuss new and emerging directions in research and practice in the field. Theoretical or applied research contributions in the form of structured abstracts are welcome. 


THEME: "Tourism Mobilities beyond Place: Time, Resources and Perspectives”.    


CBTS 2014 Sub-themes:

a) Place and Time Mobilities: Macro and micro tourism dimensions of place and time mobility. Contemporary tourism mobility. "Mobile lives" and tourism. E-tourism impact on virtual and actual mobility. Intergenerational mobility´s effects on tourism. Second homes mobilities: between affluent consumption and family legacies.

b) Tourism Resources and Mobility: Tourism entrepreneurs´ mobility. Capitals´ mobility. Expertise and labor mobilities in tourism and hospitality. Mobility among destination layers (districts, clusters, networks, and systems). Resources, sustainability and mobilities. 　

c) Future directions for tourism mobilities research: Theoretical and methodological advancements addressing the complexity of mobility, its "boundaries" and its measurements. Mobilities implications and practical challenges for tourism and hospitality marketers.

d) Perspectives on Mobilities: The politics of mobility. Challenges for destinations´ governance. Issues for tourism stakeholders.


Papers addressing one of the "CBTS Classics" will also be highly welcomed:

i. Competitiveness, innovation and market research: Theoretical, methodological and practical developments

ii. Tourism and Quality of Life Research: Theories, Practices, Applications, and Challenges

iii. Future Tourism Demand: Demographic, Behavioral and Social Changes. Challenges for marketers and economists

iv. The changing face of tourism: Emerging issues for consumer behavior research and practice

v. Ensuring validity in tourism consumer behavior studies and in hospitality research: Issues of measurement and methodology




You can also access the past symposium websites to view the pictures and presentations. Click on CBTS2008, CBTS2009, CBTS2010, CBTS2011, CBTS2012, CBTS 2013.