INTUR 2026 - International Congress on Tourism Futures

Dimitrios Buhalis – Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialisation in Information Communication Technology, Smart Environments and Interactive Marketing, He is an expert in technology applications in the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality and Leisure industries. He is Professor of Smart Tourism at Bournemouth University Business School
C. Michael Hall - holds the Dean's Chair in Marketing, Sustainability and Society in the School of Management and Marketing, Massey Business School, Te Kura Whai Pakihi at the Massey Auckland campus. He is also holds visiting positions at several overseas institutions. He has wideranging research, teaching and supervisory interests including tourism; international marketing; regional development; global environmental change and climate change; sustainability and circular market pactices; biodiversity and protected area conservation; biosecurity; food, wine and beverage marketing; place branding; World Heritage; social marketing and behavioural interventions; active and public transport; resilience; and the interrelationships between ecology, biogeography and the social sciences.

June 25 – end of the 1st day
9:30 -16:30 – Conferences and parallel sessions
17:00 – Welcome drink (ISCET)
18:30 – Douro River boat tour (“Six Bridges Cruise”)
20:00 – Conference dinner (venue to be confirmed)

June 26 – end of the 2nd day
9:30 -16:30 – Conferences and parallel sessions
17:30 – Closing session with light snack (ISCET)
18:30 – Walking tour: The City and Tourism (guided visit through Porto)

June 27 – morning (09:30–13:00)
Final session with excursion to a northern Portuguese city (e.g., Guimarães, Braga, Aveiro

1.Trends, Innovation and Emerging Technologies in Tourism
2. Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism
3. Destination Marketing and Experiences
4. Urban Tourism, Policies and Planning
5. Tourism in Low-Density Areas
6. Cultural, Creative and Food & Wine Tourism
7. Mobility and Accessible Inclusive Tourism
8. New Business Models, Entrepreneurship and Economic Impact
9. Human Capital, Education and Training in Tourism
10. Tourism Economics and Local Development

June 25 – end of the 1st day
Douro River boat tour (“Six Bridges Cruise”)

June 26 – end of the 2nd day
Walking tour: The City and Tourism (guided visit through Porto)

June 27 – morning (09:30–13:00)
Final session with excursion to a northern Portuguese city (e.g., Guimarães, Braga, Aveiro)