Registration Fee:

Participants (Early registration)

USD 230

Students and Other participants (Early

registration)

USD 150

Participants (Late registration)

USD 300

Students and Other participants (Late

registration)

USD 200

The Open University of Tanzania

Registration Fee Covers

(Conference materials, refreshment, and lunch)

International Conference on Tourism and

Hospitality Innovations in Developing Countries
(ICTHI-DC), (1-2 August, 2016)

Accommodation
(Accommodation rates range from US$ 50-US$ 250)
including bed and breakfast.
Transportation:
Organizers will be at the airport to receive participants as
Conference Organisation
Conference Chairperson; Prof. Jan-Erik Jaensson
Conference Coordinator; Dr. Shogo Mlozi
Submission
Submissions papers should be addressed to tourism@out.
ac.tz (Attention: Dr. Shogo Mlozi)

Contact Us
International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality
Innovations in Developing Countries
(ICTHI-DC),
Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
P. O. Box 23049
Tel: +255 767 636606
Email: tourism@out.ac.tz
Website: tourism-conf.out.ac.tz

CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme:
Hosted:
Website:
Venue:

Can Innovation Become a Practice for

Organizations within a Destination to Stay
Ahead of Their Competitors
By the Department of Tourism and Hospitality
Management, Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, The Open University of Tanzania.
tourism-conf.out.ac.tz
The Open University of Tanzania,
Kawawa Road, Kinondoni,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania

OVERVIEW

nnovation is one of the key instruments of growth

strategies to enter new markets, to increase the
existing market share and to provide the company with a
competitive edge. Over time destinations and organizations
have failed to succeed due to non-competitive environment.
This is true particularly for developing countries in which
many destinations and organizations are still in their
infancy, thus lacking the ability to exploit technologies,
competencies, and knowledge. Innovation is also a risky
task. Many innovations fail at a high cost. More knowledge
on innovations and tasks associated with innovation
will increase likelihood that activities are developed
successfully. Typically incompetence of organization and
unstructured destination lead more likely to failure. This
time the Department of Tourism and Hospitality of the
faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in The Open University
of Tanzania has taken initiative to bring together different
tourism stakeholders to an International Conference
on Tourism and Hospitality Innovations in Developing
Countries to be held in The Open University of Tanzania

is a platform where different academicians, researchers,

educators and practitioners will present, share and exchange
organization innovations challenges.
Key Areas of focus but are not limited to
Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality
Service Quality in the Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Satisfaction and Loyalty in Tourism and Hospitality
Sustainable and Eco-Innovative Practices in Tourism
and Hospitality
Tourism Networks
Related interest areas include, but are not limited to
Information Technology in Tourism and Hospitality
The Business of Tourism
Tourism and Developing Economies
Marketing Approaches/Strategies in Tourism and
Hospitality
Tour/Event Operation and Management
Hotel and Restaurant/Beverages Management
Tourism Security and Safety
Climate Change, Adventure, High Risk and Accidents

Customer Care and Visitor Management in Tourism

and Hospitality
Contemporary issues in Tourism and Hospitality

Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline

15 May 2016
30 May 2016

Deadline for Early Registration

20 June 2016

Deadline for Later Registration

15 July 2016

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Author registrations that are completed AFTER the

Late Registration Deadline may not be included in the
Conference Proceedings.
All papers should be written in English

Guidelines for Submission of Your Paper

Prospective authors are invited to submit original papers
(not being considered for publication elsewhere) in standard
format, describing new theoretical and/or experimental
research.
Each paper should include a separate title page,
which indicates title of the paper, Author name(s) and
titles (e.g., Professor, Dr., Mr., Miss,), institutional

References should be in the following format:

- Mlozi, S., and Pesmaa, O. (2012). Adventure
tourist destination choice in Tanzania. Current
Issues in Tourism, 16(1), 63-95.

Note for Authors:

The reviewers use the following in evaluating papers:
Originality
Clarity
Relevance
Contribution
Presentation/Organization of Research
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Competitive papers to be presented in the conference

will be reviewed, published and made available
worldwide.

Post-conference Training
Training on Structural Equation Modeling by Prof Ossi
Pesmaa (3-5, August 2016). More information on how to
register visit our website: tourism-conf.out.ac.tz
Conference Venue
Road, Kinondoni, P. O. Box 23409, Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania.

numbers.
The next page should have the title of the research,
abstract (maximum of 200 words) and keywords
(maximum of 6).
Text should be single-spaced, 12 font size, Times New
Roman font.
Paper should include the following sections:
Introduction, Theoretical base, Methodology, Findings
and Conclusion.
Papers lengths are recommended to have no more than
Headings of graph and tables should be centered at the

at the bottom.
Citations should be of the form Mlozi (2015), Jaensson
and Uiso (2014), or Ngaruko et al. (2013) within
sentences. For end of sentences use (Mlozi, 2015),
(Jaensson and Uiso, 2014) or (Ngaruko et al., 2013).

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