The 2^nd International Conference on Tourism & Spirituality (ICTS 2017),  on 14^th 15^th Feb 2017

Conference Themes:

Philosophy,Religion,Ethics
- The principles of Tourism and Spirituality derived from philosophy and religion
- Similarities and differences between Religious Tourism and tourism having spiritual approach
- The relationship between personal and social ethics and tourism having spiritual approach
- Methodology in interdisciplinary studies of tourism and spirituality

Psychology and Mental Health
- Materialistic and spiritual motivations of travelling
- The psychological affecting characteristics on spiritual pushing and pulling factors of tourists
- The effect of spiritual care in tourism on physical and mental health

Culture and Society
- Constant cross-cultural communication and its mutual effect having spiritual approach to tourism
- The role of media in improving spiritual approach to tourism
- Tourism,spirituality,peace and friendship
- Life style and quality having spiritual approach to tourism

Management,Economics and Marketing
- Planning and management of tourism destinations having spiritual approach
- The study of sustainable tourism development having spiritual approach
- Human resource management in the chain of tourism services having spiritual approach
- Spiritual Entrepreneurship in line with competitive destinations
- Creative destinations in the course of recognizing spirituality in tourism
- Tourism future studies having spiritual approach
- Tourism economic opportunities having spiritual approach
- Economic assessment of tourism types having spiritual approach
- Spiritual marketing,a new approach to the management of tourism businesses
- A particular approach for launching products in specific market having spiritual approach

Art,Architecture and Literature
- The role of art in enhancing the spiritual approach to tourism
- Human spiritual interaction,society and site with architecture of tourist destinations
- The effect of landscape elements in improving spirituality in tourism
- Investigating the concept of spirituality and travel in literary texts

The 1^st  International Conference On " Tourism & Spirituality"

The 1^st International Conference on " Tourism & Spirituality" was  held on 27th & 28th January 2016 at University of Science & Culture with the presence of Prof. Dr. Richard Sharply, Prof. Dr. Ghazali Bin Musa,  Prof. Dr. Azilah Binti Kasim and Prof. Dr.  Larry Dwyer

With a view towards enhancing the positive effects of spirituality on tourism, the first International conference of Tourism & Spirituality (ICTS 2016) intends to examine the concept of spirituality in tourism.

The conference will bring together leading researchers, academics, practitioners, policy-makers, industry and government officials in the domain of interest from around the world to present their work, ideas, and practical experiences on the state of Tourism and Spirituality.

 The aim of ICTS 2015 is seeking high quality submissions in the broad field of Tourism studies and also to enhance international academic exchanges on related topics and know the most up-to-date academic trends. Never before have there been call for papers, with such diverse expressions on tourism and spirituality.