With rapid development of tourism in Asia in 1990s, there was a recognized need for an international forum for tourism industry practitioners, academicians, researchers, government of cials and tourism policy makers to come together to ex- change vital research information for sustainable tourism industry development in Asia. As such, the aim and objective of ATF is to facilitate exchange of information and networking among researchers, tourism industry practitioners, and policy makers for further research collaboration and networking with a grand objective of helping sensible development, market- ing and management in Asia. ATF typically features keynote speakers who are recognized leaders in tourism eld as well as recognized paper and post- er presenters.The 12th Biennial Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Asia will be held in Bandung,West Java, Indonesia.
| 1st ATF | Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam, 1993 |
| 2nd ATF | Ho Chi Mihn City,Vietnam, 1996 |
| 3rd ATF | Phuket,Thailand, 1998 |
| 4th ATF | Chiangmai,Thailand, 2000 |
| 5th ATF | Hong Kong, Republic of China, 2002 |
| 6th ATF | Phuket,Thailand, 2004 |
| 7th ATF | Jeonju,Thailand, 2006 |
| 8th ATF | Angers,Thailand, 2008 |
| 9th ATF | Hualien,Taiwan, 2010 |
| 10th ATF | Bandung,West Java – Indonesia, 2012 |
| 11th ATF | Hong Kong, Republic of China, 2014 |
The 12th Biennial Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Asia wil be held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia as a continuation of the previous successful Asia Tourism Forums held in Vietnam, Thailand, Hongkong, France, and Taiwan. The theme of this forum will be "A New Approach To Wonderful Tourism" and the aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for presentation and discussion of the research outcomes among academic scholars and those who are interested in hospitality and tourism industry development in the Asia Pacific Region so that they can exchange information on their research and also network among themselves for future collaboration in research and academic exchange. "A New Approach To Wonderful Tourism" | INNOVATION . RESEARCH . EDUCATION |
The Objective of the ATF is to Facilitate the exchange of information and network among researchers, tourism industry practitioners and policy makers for further research collaboration and networking with a grand objective of helping sustainable development, marketing and management of tourism in Asia.