Hosted by: North West Park and Tourism Board Hotel School Division in conjunction with the Association of Hospitality Schools in Africa, 18th - 20th November 2009

This Conference is an opportunity to bring together academics from educational and other institutions engaged in pure, applied and interdisciplinary research and consultancy projects in order to explore and examine issues, problems, questions and topics of local, regional, national or international importance for a range of industries including events, hospitality, leisure, and tourism. While there is an African focus to this conference research and projects relating to non-African, contexts will also be of interest and submissions will be very welcome.

Submissions from colleagues from universities and colleges outside Africa are particularly welcomed. The international nature of this Research Conference is a growing feature of the event and organisers are keen to encourage this Conference proceedings will be produced and disseminated with the dual purpose of fuelling further academic study and debate and assisting managers, practitioners and policymakers who work in the industry in this important emerging research area.