TTRA 2017 Extended Abstract Template:

Replace This with Your Title

Introduction

The simplest way to use this template is to replace the text in this file with your own words using the styles provided as far as possible. This extended abstract, for example, is written in 12-point Times New Roman and is single-spaced with 6 pts before and after each paragraph. The text is justified to occupy the full line width so that the right margin is not ragged.

Submissions to be considered for oral presentations or the “Ideas Fair” (visual papers) should not exceed 3,000 words. For the Graduate Student Workshop the length of each submission should not exceed three single spaced pages (approximately 1,500 words). References are not included in the page requirement. There should be nothing in the extended abstract that identifies the authors by either name or institution. Any tables and figures should be embedded in the manuscript.

Literature Review

The Academic Paper Co-Chairs, Drs. Jonathon Day and Laurent Bourdeau, invite academic submissions in English or French for the 2017 Annual International Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association.

The central theme of the conference is “Exploring aTTRActive Destinations.” Both conceptual and empirical papers are encouraged relating to the broadly defined sub-themes:

  • Creative, Smart and Sustainable Destinations
  • Disruptive Technology and Radical Innovation
  • New insights on consumer behavior

While authors are encouraged to submit articles addressing these themes, any papers related to current issues in tourism or tourism research will be considered (Burke and Gitelson 1990). We welcome articles using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches (Pan, Woodside and Meng 2014).

Cet appel à contribution sera disponible en français sous peu sur le site de ttra.com.”

Methodology

Submission details, author guidelines, and document templates can be found at the 2016 TTRA Scholarworks website ( See Table 1 for a list of items needed for your submission.

Table 1. Required Content for Extended Abstract Submission

Item / Content
1. / The names, affiliations and contact information of all authors
2. / The bios for all authors (50 words each)
3. / The title of your paper
4. / A short abstract (150 words)
5. / The body of your extended abstract with no identifier information

The Conference will feature practitioner, academic and blended sessions as well as the popular “Ideas Fair” visual paper sessions chaired by Drs. Kelly MacKay and Sue Beeton, which allow for more in-depth discussions with authors (Pratt, McCabe, Cortes-Jimenez, and Blake 2010).

As Co-Chairs of the 7th Annual Student Research Colloquium, Drs. Iis Tussyadiah,Gyan Nyaupane and Pascale Marcotte, invite submissions for the colloquiumto be held in conjunction with the 2017 Travel and Tourism Research Association International Conference (Pratt, McCabe, Cortes-Jimenez, and Blake 2010).

Results

ALL accepted papers will be published in the conference Proceedings though Scholarworks, either as extended abstracts or full papers, as authors prefer. Note that Scholarworks in an indexed open source digital library and therefore all the abstracts/papers will be easily discoverable and downloaded via the internet (Dolnicar 2013).

Conclusion and Discussion

We are looking forward to your submissions. For more information on the conference, please visit ttra.com.

References(note – the references in this sample are for demonstration purposes only)

Burke, J. F., and R. Gitelson (1990). "Conversion Studies: Assumptions, Applications, Accuracy and Abuse." Journal of Travel Research, 28 (3): 46-51.

Dolnicar, S. (2013). “Asking Good Survey Questions.” Journal of Travel Research, 52(5): 551-574.

Pan, B., A. Woodside, and F. Meng, (2014). “How Contextual Cues Impact Response and Conversion Rates of Online Surveys.” Journal of Travel Research, 53(1): 58-68.

Pratt, S., S. McCabe, I. Cortes-Jimenez, and A. Blake (2010). "Measuring the Effectiveness of Destination Marketing Campaigns: Comparative Analysis of Conversion.” Journal of Travel Research, 49(2): 179-190.