Last program update: January 17, 2022
Canary Islands Time
- 16:00 - 18:00PRE-REGISTRATION
(Expomeloneras Conference Palace)
- 8:30 - 9:30REGISTRATION
(Expomeloneras Conference Palace)
- 10:00 - 10:30WELCOME TO ITSA 2022 on behalf of
- Mrs. María Reyes Maroto Illera, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Spanish Government
- Prof. Lluís Serra Majem, Rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Mr. Carlos Álamo, Tourism Councilor of the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria Tourism President
- Mrs. Concepción Narváez, Mayoress of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana
- Prof. Teresa Aguiar, Chair of the ITSA 2022 Conference
- Prof. Ksenia Kirillova and Prof. Ciné van Zyl, ITSA Co-Presidents
- PhD. Zoilo Alemán, Lopesan MICE Manager
- Prof. Carmelo J. León, Tides - SSTD 2022 Conference Director
- 10:30 – 11:20OPENING CEREMONY
- 11:20 - 12:30KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Prof. Sangwon Park, Kyung Hee University, Korea
- 12:30 - 12:45COFFEE BREAK
- 12:45 - 14:15PARALLEL SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 14:30 - 15:30LUNCH AND NETWORK
(BAOBAB Hotel, besides the Conference Palace)
- 16:00 - 18:00PARALLEL SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 18:30 – 20:30CULTURAL TOUR
Guided visit to Tony Gallardo Park and the Tourism Interpretation Center of Maspalomas Lighthouse, ending with “tapas” gastronomic experience.
- 9:00 – 9:40REGISTRATION and open space consultation
(Expomeloneras Conference Palace)
- 09:45 – 11:00KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Prof. Denis Garand, University of Laval in Quebec, Canada
- 11:15 – 11:30COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORK TIME
- 11:30 – 13:30PARALLEL SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 14:00 - 15:00LUNCH AND NETWORK
(BAOBAB Hotel, besides the Conference Palace)
- 15:30 - 16:30KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Prof. Alastair Morrison, Greenwich University, London, UK
- 16:40 - 18:00PARALLEL SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 18:00 – 20:00CULTURAL TOUR
Guided visit to Arteara Necropolis and the Ethnographic Museum “Casa Los Yánez”,
ending with “tapas” gastronomic experience.
- 09:00 – 9:30REGISTRATION and open space consultation
(Expomeloneras Conference Palace)
- 9:30 - 10:30KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Celebrating the Spirit of Hospitality. Prof. Xinran Lehto, Purdue University, USA
- 10:45 - 12:00INDUSTRY PANEL SESSION
- 12:00 - 12:15COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORK
- 12:30 - 14:15ACADEMIC PAPER SESSIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 14:30 - 15:30LUNCH AND NETWORK
(BAOBAB Hotel, besides the Conference Palace)
- 16:00 - 18:00PARALLEL SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
(Expomeloneras different salas)
- 10:30 - 13:30PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
1. Doing and developing new skills: big data approach
Prof. Sangwon Park (Kyung Hee University)2. How can we collectively create a kinder academy, starting with early Career: research expertise and challenges for early Career Researchers
Prof. Wenjie Cai (University of Greenwich)3. Sustainable City Destinations
Prof. Cristina Maxim (University of West London)4. How to write a case study
Profs. Jonathon Day (Purdue University), Teresa Aguiar (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) & Denis Garand (University of Laval) - 14:30CONFERENCE CLOSURE SESSION
- 17:30 – 20:30CULTURAL TOUR
Pick Up (from the main Conference hotels to Las Palmas city center)
Guided visit to Vegueta (the historic city center of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) - 20:30GALA DINNER IN AN EMBLEMATIC HOTEL
Pick Up (after Gala dinner, to the main Conference hotels)
- ??:00SOUL EXPERIENCE
Free and optional soul festival in San Agustín beach
