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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
24-27 June 2025
The 3rd
International Conference:
Development, Marketing, Strategy
Conference Announcement and Call for Papers (Second Announcement)
The 3rd "One Belt • One Road • One Tourism" International Conference is co-organized by School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Hospitality Management and Tourism School, Central Asian University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 24-27 June 2025.
Conference attendees will have the opportunity to explore historical landmarks in Tashkent as well as neighbouring Samarkand.

We welcome academics in hospitality and tourism, industry professionals and government officials to participate in and submit papers to the Conference, which provides an interactive platform for academics and industry professionals in the tourism field to share their latest research.
Theme and Topics
The theme of the Conference is "Development, Marketing, Sustainability". The Conference welcomes submission of papers based on the following topics and others related to the "Belt and Road" Initiative:
  • Community tourism
  • Cultural tourism
  • Data analytics in tourism
  • Destination management
  • Digital transformation in tourism
  • Event management
  • Human capital development for the tourism industry
  • Megatrends in hospitality
  • Megatrends in tourism
  • Metaverse and blockchain in tourism
  • Role of Al in tourism
  • Role or robots and robotics in future or tourism
  • Smart tourism
  • Tourism and geopolitics
  • Tourism education
  • Tourism marketing
  • Tourism planning and development
  • Tourism sustainability
  • Tourist needs and motivations
  • Wellness tourism
We welcome academics in hospitality and tourism, industry professionals and government officials to participate in and submit papers to the Conference.
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Paper Submission
Individuals who would like to submit a paper for presentation at the Conference should provide an abstract of the proposed paper for review. The abstract must be typed in English, using Times New Roman (12-point font), double-spaced on one A4 page. A separate cover page should include the paper’s title, author’s name, affiliation, contact number, and email address. Please send the abstract and cover page as an email attachment to Dr. Tony Tse (tony.tse@polyu.edu.hk), with “Submission of Paper to OBOROT Conference” in the subject line.

The deadline for abstract submission is 20 February 2025. Authors will be informed of the decision (whether the abstract is accepted, rejected, or accepted with revisions) by 31 March 2025. Authors must submit the final abstract or full paper by 30 April 2025 to have it included in the Conference proceedings. Once the submission is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present the paper at the Conference.
Submit Your Abstract
Publication Venues
Selected papers presented at the OBOROT 2025 International Conference will be considered for high impact journals as special issues, subject to the journals specific requirements. Moreover, a SCOPUS listed edited book will be published from the selected papers.
  • Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research > SCOPUS, SSCI, ESCI
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies > SCOPUS, SSCI, ESCI
  • An edited book composed of the selected full papers from the conference will be published in a SCOPUS listed book.
  • A conference proceeding will be published.
Conference Format
24 June
24 June
Welcome reception in the evening
25 June
25 June
All day conference with lunch and
refreshment breaks.
26 June
26 June
Half day conference presentations and half day for workshops ("Publication at the High Impact Journals: Tips from the Editors" and "Uzbek and Central Asian Tourism in the Context of OBOROT"), followed by closing ceremony.

27 June
27 June
Optional post-conference technical visits.
Enquiries
For more information about the Conference and paper submission, please contact Dr Tony Tse by e-mail
tony.tse@polyu.edu.hk
Hospitality Management and Tourism
School of Central Asian University
264, Milliy bog St, Tashkent, 111221, Uzbekistan
School of Hotel and Tourism Management,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
17 Science Museum Road, TST East, Kowloon,
Hong Kong