GSTC Academic Symposium 4th Edition – Call for Papers is now Open

The 4th GSTC Academic Symposium will be held in Phuket, Thailand, on April 21st, just before the 2026 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference.

Event Overview
- Date: April 21, 2026
- Venue: Phuket, Thailand
- Occasion: Held just before the GSTC2026 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference.
- Format: One-day, in-person symposium with 15-minute presentations + Q&A.
- Audience: Researchers, academics, and practitioners in sustainable tourism.

Call for Papers
Themes include:
- Sustainable Hospitality
- Resilient Cities & Communities
- Carrying Capacity & Visitor Distribution Management
- Applications of the GSTC Framework in empirical or conceptual research
- Integration of GSTC Standards into tourism and hospitality curricula

Submission Guidelines:
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: February 28, 2026
- Submission Link: via GSTC’s official site (academic symposium section).

Registration
- Free registration for those attending the full GSTC2026 Global Conference.
- Early-bird discount for the main conference available until December 31, 2025.

Contacts
- Academic Chairs:
- Dr. Carolin Lusby (Florida International University) – clusby[@]fiu.edu
- Dr. Jonathon Day (Purdue University) – gjday[@]purdue.edu
- Logistics: events[@]gstc.org

✨ Takeaway: This symposium is a collaborative platform for advancing sustainable tourism research and practice, bridging academic theory with applied industry perspectives.