AIEST - Worldwide network of tourism experts
Founded in 1951, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) is dedicated to improving the worlds travel and tourism industry through analysis of trends and latest developments in tourism and farsighted solutions for problems as they arise.
The AIEST attracts junior as well as senior members from both Academia and Practice.
Our members benefit from a social network platform for frequent friendly contacts among world wide experts and for international scientific and practical exchange.
75th AIEST Conference in St.Gallen, Switzerland August 23 - 26, 2025
- Stream of discussion: Tourism definition(s) revisited - 75 years after the first AIEST conference
- Stream of discussion: Designing tourism systems for a sustainable future
- Stream of discussion: AIEST's Advances in Tourism Research: Perspectives of Actors, Institutions and Systems
More details will be shared soon.
Congratulations to the winners of the awards of the AIEST conference 2025 in Paris, France
The BEST CONTRIBUTION AWARD for the overall best contribution goes to Alessandra Pozzan, Nele Langebraun and Michael Gibbert for their contribution
"Through the looking glass: Navigating tourism case studies and interdisciplinary conventions".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Peter Lewin, Danyelle Greene, Anna K. Zinn, Sarah MacInnes, Sara Dolnicar for their contribution "University partnership badges as a driver of sustainability implementation in hotels."
- Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider, Alice Wanner, Meike Jungnickel for their contribution "Dynamic adaptive pathways: The foundation for transition in tourism."
The PETER KELLER AWARD for the best contribution uniting theory and practice goes to Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider, Alice Wanner, Meike Jungnickel for their contribution "Dynamic adaptive pathways: The foundation for transition in tourism".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Thomas Steiner, Rolf Müller, Mélanie Biehl for their contribution "Analyze, design, and test tourism ideas with AI."
- Giuzel Safiullova, Sara Dolnicar, Anna K. Zinn, Danyelle Greene for their contribution "TOURISM-4-GOOD: A single scheme to target multiple sustainable behaviours and tourism actors."
The AIEST PHD AWARD for the best academic contribution of a PhD candidate goes to Alessandra Pozzan, Nele Langebraun, Michael Gibbert for their contribution "Through the looking glass: Navigating tourism case studies and interdisciplinary conventions".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
- Qingqing Chen, Danyelle Greene, Anna K. Zinn, Sara Dolnicar for their contribution "Can self-selected real-time feedback reduce shower duration? A field experiment."
- Peter Lewin, Danyelle Greene, Anna K. Zinn, Sarah MacInnes, Sara Dolnicar for their contribution "University partnership badges as a driver of sustainability implementation in hotels."
The CRITICAL FRIEND AWARD for the most constructive feedback on the work presented throughout the conference goes to Stephan Bingemer. Runner up is Sara Dolnicar.
We thank our associate members for their continuous support.
