Iscontour 2015 - Tourism Research Perspectives

Proceedings of the ISCONTOUR The aim of the International Student Conference in Tourism Research (ISCONTOUR) is thus to offer students a unique platform to present their research and to establish a mutual knowledge transfer forum for attendees from academia, industry, government and other organisations. The annual conference, wich is jointly organised by the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, will take place alternatively at the locations Salzburg and Krems. The conference research chairs are Prof. (FH) Dr. Roman Egger (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences) and Prof. (FH) Mag. Christian Maurer (University of Applied Sciences Krems). The target audience include international students (also PhDs), graduates, teachers and lecturers from the field of tourism and leisure management as well as companies and anyone interested in the conference topic areas. Issues to be covered at the conference include the following areas within a tourism context: Marketing & Management Tourism Product Development & Sustainability Information and Communication Technologies

Roman Egger is a professor and divisional director of eTourism at the Department of Innovation and Management in Tourism at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. He serves as an advisor to a number of national and international projects that relate to Information Technologies in Tourism and is a consultant for eTourism-development activities. He has written and co-edited fifteen books, published a number of articles in books and journals and is co-editor of the scientific Journal 'Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft'. He is a member of the International Federation of Information Technology for Travel and Tourism (IFITT), ÖGAF, DGOF, DGT and AIEST.