Conferences
Each year CAUTHE holds a research conference — the leading gathering for tourism, hospitality and events scholars across Australasia and beyond.
What the conference aims to do
Each year CAUTHE holds a research conference which aims to:
Promote informative, stimulating and challenging discussions about recent methodological innovations in the field.
Receive feedback from peers and improve the quality of research and educational output.
Establish dialogue with industry, government and community representatives.
Foster networking and collaboration within the field and across the sector.
Rethinking the visitor economy: Inclusive futures for people, place and planet
The 37th Annual CAUTHE Conference will be hosted by Western Sydney University in Parramatta, New South Wales.
Past conference locations
The CAUTHE Annual Conference has been hosted across Australia and New Zealand since 1993, traditionally organised by a single institution or a consortium of closely located institutions.
2026 Adelaide, Australia – Torrens University Australia conference
2025 Brisbane, Australia – The University of Queensland conference
2024 Hobart, Australia – University of Tasmania conference
2023 Fremantle, Western Australia – Curtin, Edith Cowan and Murdoch Universities conference
2022 Griffith University, Australia – Online conference
2021 CAUTHE Online – CAUTHE conference
2020 Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland University of Technology conference | program
2019 Cairns, Australia – Central Queensland University conference | program
2018 Newcastle, Australia – The University of Newcastle conference | program
2017 Dunedin, New Zealand – University of Otago conference
2016 Sydney, Australia – Blue Mountains International Hotel School conference
2015 Gold Coast, Queensland – Southern Cross University conference
2014 Brisbane, Queensland – The University of Queensland conference
2013 Lincoln, New Zealand – Lincoln University conference
2012 Melbourne, Victoria – La Trobe University conference
2011 Adelaide, South Australia – University of South Australia conference
2010 Hobart, Tasmania – University of Tasmania conference
2009 Fremantle, Western Australia – Curtin University of Technology conference
2008 Gold Coast, Queensland – Griffith University conference
2007 Manly, New South Wales – University of Technology Sydney
2006 Melbourne, Victoria – Victoria University
2005 Alice Springs, Northern Territory – Charles Darwin University
2004 Brisbane, Queensland – The University of Queensland
2003 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales – Southern Cross University
2002 Fremantle, Western Australia – Edith Cowan University, Curtin University & Murdoch University
2001 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – University of Canberra
2000 Mt. Buller, Victoria – LaTrobe University
1999 Adelaide, South Australia – University of South Australia, University of Adelaide & Flinders University
1998 Gold Coast, Queensland – Griffith University
1997 Manly, New South Wales – University of Western Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney & University of New South Wales
1996 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales – Southern Cross University
1995 Melbourne, Victoria – Victoria University of Technology
1994 Gold Coast, Queensland – Griffith University
1993 Sydney, New South Wales – University of Sydney
Early conferences – two conferences prior to the formalisation of CAUTHE were held in:
1991 Newcastle, New South Wales – University of Newcastle
1988 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – University of Canberra