E-Tourism: Innovation and Growth in Developing countries

The Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (JITT) Workshop Series

El Gouna, EGYPT
15 December 2009

Endorsed and supported by (in alphabetical order):

• Arab Administrative Development Organization
• Center of Marketing Excellence at Glion Institute of Higher Education and LRG University of Applied Sciences
• Centre for Tourism and Services Research, Victoria University
• Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
• Egyptian Ministry of State for Administrative Development
• Egyptian Ministry of Tourism
• Emirates Academy
• Faculty of Tourism & Hotels. Fayoum University, Egypt
• Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University
• The Jordan Tourism Board
• Laboratory for Intelligent Systems in Tourism, Texas A&M University
• The MBI Al Jaber Foundation
• MODUL University Vienna
• Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Business
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business, The German-Jordanian University
• Temple University National Laboratory for Tourism and eCommerce, School for Tourism and Hospitality Management
• UAE Academy
• The University of Western Australia Business School
• The University of Western Australia Centre for Muslim States and Societies
• Welsh Centre for Tourism Research, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

This boutique conference focuses on applying Internet technologies in tourism and hospitality, particularly in developing countries. The Arab world and Africa have the advantage of learning from and leapfrogging developed areas in the management and implementation of Internet technologies in hospitality and tourism. The conference aim is to share knowledge, experience and ideas that encourage and facilitate innovative and in-depth analysis of systems that enable scholars and practitioners, especially in Arab and African countries, to implement Internet technologies effectively.

The conference format will support in-depth discussion and collaboration, with separate tracks in Arabic and English. As such, each session will include extended presentations (20 - 30 minutes) and time for further discussion. In addition, participants should receive the final papers prior to the conference in order to support informed discussions. Papers, in Arabic or English, are invited on e-Tourism in general and especially in Africa and the Arab world. Conference topics include but are not limited to the following:

E-Tourism: Innovation and Growth in Developing countries

The Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (JITT) Workshop Series

El Gouna, EGYPT, 15 December 2009

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS, WORKING PAPERS and FULL PAPERS

The Workshop is part of an on-going series of conferences focusing on e-Tourism. The Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (JITT) will consider top papers presented in the conference for publication. To encourage submissions, authors may submit full papers of 10-20 pages, working papers of about 10 pages and extended abstracts of three-four pages.

To encourage widespread dissemination of the proceedings and scholarly endeavours on e-Tourism in Africa and the Arab world, final accepted submissions will be freely available on the conference website. In addition, authors will hold full copyright privileges of their work. Submissions may be qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual, and may be works in progress.

All submissions, English and Arabic, will undergo a double-blind review by the scientific committee.

• Submissions of full papers, working papers and extended abstracts: 20 Sept, 2009
• Notification of Acceptance: 15 October 2009
• Final submissions: 15 November 2009

Submissions should include:

1. Title page including complete contact information of author(s): name, affiliation, postal address, phone, fax, email and website.
2. As a rule, submissions, particularly full papers, should include the following sections:

a.       Introduction and Research Objectives

b.      Literature Review

c.       Methods

d.      Main Results

e.      Conclusions

1. Submissions should follow the JITT guidelines available at http://ojs.modul.ac.at/index.php/jitt/about/submissions

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FEE: There is no fee for submitting manuscripts; the JITT Workshop costs US$100 for academics and US$75 for students.

The 2nd Annual Arab International Conference on eTourism and eMarketing: The JITT Workshop will be in concert with the Arab International Conference on eTourism and eMarketing, held from December 14 - 18. This conference will educate and update the travel and tourism industry with sound eMarketing and eTourism strategies to improve sales and reduce expenses.

For an additional US$250, Workshop registrants can enjoy the opening ceremony on the evening of 14 December, all conference activities on 15 December, two days with Half Board Accommodation (Breakfast and Dinner), and arrival/departure meet and assist from the Cairo airport. Details for The 2nd Annual Arab International Conference on eTourism and eMarketing are at http://ioeti.org/ioeticonference/.