THRIVE ISSUE 6 DECEMBER 2025 13 Prolific academic and global research authority on Tourism, Prof C Michael Hall delivered the keynote address titled If Resilience is Everything, Then Maybe it’s Nothing: The Search for Sustainable Pathways for Transforming Tourism. The programme further featured a panel discussion, presentations by leading scholars, amongst them: Prof Kamilla Swart (Hamad Bin Khalifa University), Prof Josef Cheer (Western Sydney University) and Prof Robin Nunkoo (University of Mauritius); and a special workshop on rethinking theory and theoretical contributions in research. Oulu University’s Prof Jarkko Saarinen lauded the participation and contribution of delegates. “With a variety of excellent papers presented across the sub-themes covering the broad spectrum of tourism and hospitality, the conference was both intellectually stimulating and practically relevant. We are also proud to have partnered with four leading and emerging journals which will publish special issues of selected conference papers between 2025 and 2027.”
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