The Professor Philip Pearce Award for the CAUTHE Conference Best Full Paper is named in honour of Prof Philip L. Pearce, the Foundation Professor of Tourism in Australia and an ardent supporter of CAUTHE from its outset. Prof Pearce is best known for his works on tourist behaviour, tourist motivation and the psychology of tourism. He is also widely recognised as one of the leaders in the field who established tourism research in the Australasian region.

This award is open to all full papers submitted and accepted for the conference. The award is for refereed papers submitted to the Conference Committee in full, by a date specified by the committee. A double-blind, peer reviewed selection process is used for conference papers. Referees are requested to nominate the best papers submitted to the conference. The nominated papers are judged by a sub-committee of the Conference Committee. The winner is presented with a certificate at the Annual Conference Dinner or Closing Ceremony).

Selection Criteria

Topic – of relevance and importance to the wider field of tourism, hospitality and events research
Content – innovative, original and support a set of findings, implications and conclusions with significant potential and value
Choice and implementation of methodology – clearly explained by the author(s)
Writing style – accurate, clear, concise and readable

Previous Winners

2024 Assoc Prof Uwe Hermann, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and Pieter Hertzog Du Toit, University of Pretoria, South Africa  Exploring the desired attributes of postgraduate tourism students by means of an international delphi study

2023 Dr. Mohammad Shahidul Islam from the Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Experiences of smiles and eye contact at hotels: A video elicited focus group study

2022 Dr Lizette Olivier, University of Newcastle, Towards a conceptual model of perceived value in hallmark events in a ‘post-COVID-19’ marketplace

2021 Dr Denis Tolkach, James Cook University, Transformations of Capoeira through travel 

2020 Dr. Émilie Crossley, Otago Polytechnic, Time and temporality: qualitative longitudinal research in tourism studies

2019 Hera Oktadiana and Philip L. Pearce, James Cook University, Losing touch: Uncomfortable encounters with tourism technology

2018 Richard Aquino, Michael Lück and Heike Schänzel, Auckland University of Technology, Tourism Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Community Development: Review and Conceptual Framework

2017 Associate Professor Pierre Benckendorff and Mengya Shu (Lavender), The University of Queensland, Playing the numbers: Research impact benchmarks for tourism, hospitality and events scholars

2016 Philip Pearce, James Cook University, Australia; Hera Oktadiana, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong and Zhe Wang, Shanghai International Studies University, China ‘How do I look?’ An ethological study of posing for the tourist photograph

2015 Professor Condrad Lashley, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, UK, Identifying and measuring hospitableness

2014 Girish Prayag, University of Canterbury, Spirituality and Tourism Impacts: The Ayahuasca Experience. Co-authors: Dr Paolo Mura, Prof Michael Hall and Julien Fontaine

2013 Kevin Moore, Lincoln University and Mark McNeill, AgResearch, Lincoln, The Research Interface Between Biosecurity and Tourist Behaviour

2012 Alana Harris, William Angliss Institute, Victoria, Preceding Factors in Joining a Social Network: The Case of Sunbird Caravanners in Northern Australia.

2011 Dianne Dredge, Southern Cross University; Pierre Benckendorff, University of Queensland; Michele Day, Southern Cross University; Michael J. Gross, University of South Australia; Maree Walo, Southern Cross University; Paul Weeks, Sydney Hotel School/Southern Cross University; Paul Whitelaw, Victoria University; Conceptualising the Perfect Blend in the Tourism and Hospitality Curriculum Space

2010 Karen Smith, University of Wellington, NZ and Kirsten Holmes, Curtin University, WA, Volunteers and tourism destination services: Challenging the limits of tourism volunteering research

2010 Additional sponsored awards

• Demand, Consumer Behaviour and Marketing stream, sponsored by Tourism Research Australia: Hotel restaurant dining: the relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase, Ann Suwaree Ashton and Noel Scott, University of Queensland
• Destination Management stream sponsored by UNSW: Volunteers and tourism destination services, Karen Smith, Victoria University of Wellington and Kirsten Holmes, Curtin University
• The Ethics, Environment and Sustainability stream sponsored by Taylor and Francis: Identifying the ecotourist market using the core criteria of ecotourism: is there a true ecotourist that seeks nature, learning and sustainability? Narelle Beaumont, University of Southern Queensland
• Tourism and Hospitality Education stream sponsored by Elsevier: Challenging undergraduate hospitality students – the use of debates as interactive teaching and assessment tools, Johan Edelheim, Southern Cross University
• Heritage Tourism stream sponsored by UTAS Faculty of Business: World Heritage-themed souvenirs for Asian tourists: Asian modernity melds with Macau cultural heritage, Hilary du Cros, Institute For Tourism Studies, Macau
• Combined Stream sponsored by the UTAS Faculty of Business: An integrated approach to research and innovation in food production, Svetlana Rodgers, University of Western Sydney
• Best Curriculum Paper sponsored by the ALTC Curriculum Project: Indigenous Australia and Tourism Education: An exploratory analysis of Indigenous cultural content in undergraduate tourism curricula, Andrew Peters, Swinburne University of Technology
• New Directions for Tourism and Hospitality Theory stream sponsored by John Wiley: Young women and their physical appearance on holiday, Jennie Small, University of Technology, Sydney
• Sport and Event Tourism stream sponsored by UTAS Faculty of Business: Event governance: the rhetoric and reality of the World Rally Championship, Northern Rivers, NSW, Dianne Dredge, Emma-Jane Ford, Matt Lamont, Giang Phi, Michelle Whitford and Peter Wynn-Moylan, Southern Cross University

2009 Pierre Benckendorf, James Cook University, Queensland, Themes and trends in Australian and New Zealand tourism research: a social network analysis of citations in two leading journals (1994-2007).

2008 Associate Professor John Hall, V John Basarin and Dr Leonie Lockstone, Deakin University, Analysis of satisfaction at Gallipoli on Anzac Day, 2007: results of a survey of event participants.

2008 Additional awards

• Scientific Committee Award for Research Information Exchange Presentation: Dr. Taketo Naoi, Okayama Shoka University, Japan, Applying the caption evaluation method to research historical districts as tourism destinations.
• Best Research Paper Reviewer: Dr Robert Mason, Victoria University, Australia

2007 David Solnet, University of Queensland, Employee-customer linkages: a social identification perspective in a hotel industry context.

2006 Tom Baum, University of Strathclyde, Reflections on the nature of skills in the experience economy: challenging traditional skills models in hospitality.

2005 Bruce Prideaux, James Cook University, Brian King, Victoria University and Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Effect of unethical business practices on Australian Inbound Package Tourism.

2004 Dean Carson and Kim Adams, Southern Cross University, Strategic knowledge management in tourism: Effectiveness and constraints.

See BEST PAPER AWARD TESTIMONIALS

The award is open to papers which are presented as visual presentations or posters (if this format is offered) at the annual conference. The posters are judged by delegate vote and by a sub-committee of the Conference Committee following the visual presentation session at the conference.

Previous winners

2024  Dr Rangson Chirakranont, Mahidol University International College, LGBTQ+ tourism in Thailand and the interplay of basic human values and destinations

2023 Li Xie-Carson, The University of Queensland, #UNFAKABLE or #UNREAL? The rise of virtual influencers in tourism marketing

2022 Anita Manfreda, Dr Cindy Lee, Antoine Bisson, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, ‘Band-aid teaching’: Exploring emotional online teaching experiences of hospitality educators

2021 Sophie Seeger and Antoine Bisson, Torrens University Australia, Design Thinking & Subject Review – Reflection On The Applications Of Design Thinking In Hospitality Education

2020 Isabella Ye, The University of Queensland, More than meets the eye: using visitor-employed photography to explore landscape perception. Co-authors Dr Karen Hughes, Dr Gabby Walters and Dr Mucha Mkono.

2019 Suwaree Ann Ashton, Vongvipha Thosuwonchinda and Suppacha Phetsome, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand, Activity Uniqueness Development for Creative Tourism: Tourist Perspective: Chiang Mai, Thailand Case Study

2018 Rachel Perkins and Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore, Griffith University, The challenges of collaboration within regional small tourism firms in contributing to the destination brand

2017

• Dr Kim Williams, William Angliss Institute, Wine tourism in South Africa: a snapshot of human resource practices of cellar door management
• Dr Emma Stewart, Johannes Welling, Stephen Espiner and Dr Jude Wilson, Lincoln University, Comparing motives of glacier tourists to Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand and Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

2016 Sandra Clark, Kenvale College, Australia for the poster titled Cafes, Cosmopolitanism and Red Tape

2015 Margarida Novais, Lisa Ruhanen and Charles Arcodia for the poster titled Tourism Destination Competitiveness: Proposing a Framework for Measurement

2014

• Peter Knox, Griffith University, An exploratory study of dental tourism providers in Phuket

Highly Commended Poster

• Johanudin Bin Lahap, Barry O’Mahony and John Dalrymple, Developing a service delivery improvement model for the Malaysian hotel sector

2013

• Stan Tawa, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Investigating the Culinary Authenticity of Hangi

Highly Commended Posters

• Kim Williams and Jennifer Laing, La Trobe University, Fashion, The Synergy Between Millinery and Horse Racing
• Paul Hamilton, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Margarine Sculptures: Historical Oddity or an Awesome Way of adding Value to the Customer Dining Experience
• Emma Stewart, Jackie Dawson and Margaret Johnston, Lincoln University, Putting Research Into Action to Manage Risks and Opportunities Associated with Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada

2012 Uraiporn Kattiyapornpong, University of Wollongong, Was I born to shop? A comparison between Korean and Australia Tourists in Thailand, co-authored with Kenneth E Miller, University of Technology, Sydney.

The  Best PhD Scholar’s Paper is presented in memory of Bill Faulkner (1945-2002), Professor of Tourism at Griffith University and Deputy CEO of Australian’s Centre of Co-operative Research in Sustainable Tourism. Professor Faulkner was widely know internationally for his publications in many research journals and many contributions at conferences. In Australia he was generally and deservedly regarded as the country’s most prominent leader of research on tourism. Professor Faulkner was instrumental in the formation of CAUTHE and the development of its annual conference into one of the foremost international tourism and hospitality research conferences. The award was introduced at the 2002 Annual Conference in Fremantle to honour his memory and recognise the influence his work.

In addition to the selection criteria outlined for the Best Full paper, the PhD Best paper has to be a full refereed paper with the student as the primary author and the only acceptable co-authors being the author’s registered supervisors. The winning scholar is presented a certificate at the Annual Conference Dinner.

Previous Winners

2024 Oscar Yuheng Zhu, The University of Queensland, Australia, Should the risk of social desirability bias in survey studies be assessed at the level of each pro-environmental behaviour? with supervisors Dr Danyelle Greene and Prof Sara Dolnicar, The University of Queensland, Australia.

2023 Angela Lee, Curtin University, Australia, Institutional elements affecting organisational human resource development practices: A study on the hospitality sector of Myanmar, co-authored by Professor Kirsten Holmes and Associate Professor Htwe Htwe Theim from Curtin University

2022 Madhuri Fernando, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Multi-actor value co-creation in community-based tourism, co-authored by Civilai Leckie, Ryan Jopp, Hassan Kalantari Daronkola & Lester W Johnson from Swinburne University of Technology

2021 Ding Xu, James Cook University, I like your travel vlog: Delineating viewers’ consumption and production, co-authored by Dr Tingzhen Chen and Dr Zohre Mohammadi from James Cook University

2020  Roopa Sreedhar, Victoria University, Melbourne, The potential and pitfalls of tourism education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals: a case study of Karnataka, India, co-authored by Dr. Joanne Pyke and Dr. Siew Fang Law, Victoria University

2019 Jing (Lydia) Li, James Cook University, New connections from being disconnected: digital free tourism and rewarding experiences, co-authored by Philip L. Pearce and Tingzhen Chen from James Cook University

2018 Lizette Olivier, The University of Newcastle, Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Customer Perceived Value of Periodic Hallmark Events, co-authored by Jamie Carlson, The University of Newcastle

2017 Ambrozio Correa de Queiroz Neto, Griffith University, Re-thinking destination competitiveness: The investigation of customer value in scuba diving tourism

2016 Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Griffith University, Australia  ‘Are You Crazy?’: Exploring the Risk Perceptions of Asian Solo Female Travellers, co-authored by supervisor(s) Dr Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore and Associate Professor Charles Arcodia, Griffith University

2015 Jane Godfrey, University of Technology, Sydney for paper titled Neo-colonialism and the volunteer tourist gaze: commercial volunteer tourism in Cusco, Peru co-authored by supervisors Stephen Wearing and Nico Schulenkorf

2014  Allison Anderson, James Cook University, Integrated mega-resorts: The clash between public interest and neoliberalism, co-authored by supervisor Prof Bruce Prideaux

2013  Debbie Hopkins, University of Otago, Social Perceptions of Climate Change in Queenstown’s Ski Industry: A Framework of Contextual Vulnerability

2013 Serli Wijaya, Victoria University, International visitor encounters with local food: a preliminary conceptual framework co-authored and supervised by Brian King and Thu-Houng Nguyen, Victoria University

2013 Highly Commended paper

• Jessica Taplin, Southern Cross University, Programme Monitoring and Evaluation in Volunteer Tourism: Towards a critical approach co-authored and supervised by Dianne Dredge and Pascal Scherrer, Southern Cross University

2012 Michelle Thompson, James Cook University, Segmenting visitors to Tropical North Queensland by Travel Motives, co-authored by Professor Bruce Prideaux

2011 Richard N.S. Robinson, University of Queensland, ‘Blending’ Social Constructionism and Labour Mobility

2010 Ann Surawaree Ashton, University of Queensland, Hotel restaurant dining: the relationship between perceived value and intention to purchase by Ann Suwaree Ashton and Noel Scott, The University of Queensland

2009 Michael Shone, Lincoln University, NZ, Changing paradigms: the case of tourism and development in the Hurunui District, New Zealand

2008 Naomi Pocock, University of Waikato, Roof, relationships, roots: A hermeneutical understanding of why returnees from long-term travel may be considered homeless

2007 Michael Gross, University of South Australia, Tourists and places: an empirical structural model.

2006 Anne Eastgate, Griffith University, The Development of a Generic Tourism Benefits Scale

2006 Meredith Lawrence, Southern Cross University. MGS Architects Award for best PhD paper on sustainability, Urban or tourism development? An analysis of stakeholder involvement in tourism development processes and policy in Byron Bay

2005 Ian Knowd, University of Western Sydney, Tourism as panacea: Exploring the role of tourism in non-tourism development agendas

2004 Aggie Wegner, Murdoch University

2003 Lisa Beesley, Griffith University

2002 Christof Pforr, Curtin University of Technology

See PHD SCHOLAR PAPER AWARD TESTIMONIALS

CAUTHE offers bursaries to support attendance at the annual conference. Applicants must submit a full refereed paper and statement outlining the need for funding. The winners are presented a certificate at the conference.

Early Career Researcher Bursaries

2024 Dr Li Xie-Carson, The University of Queensland, for paper titled: Insta-fame or Insta-flop? The pitfalls of using virtual influencers in tourism marketing

2022

• Dr Phoebe Everinghamm, University of Newcastle, Building regenerative futures: A more-than-tourism agenda for post COVID-19 recovery
• Dr Lizette Olivier, University of Newcastle, Towards a conceptual model of perceived value in hallmark events in a ‘post-COVID-19’ marketplace

2018 Dr Michael Volgger, Curtin University, Smartly reconfiguring a tourism destination: Learnings from an innovation case

2017 Dr Faith Ong, William Angliss Institute, Akrasia and effective altruism – A philosophical reflection on volunteer tourism

2012 Dr Elisa Backer, University of Ballarat, Partial Industrialisation in Tourism: Modelling Ballarat

2011 Dr Matthew Lamont, Southern Cross University, Splitting the peleton: Segmenting attendees at a participatory cycling event using recreation specialization

PhD Scholar Bursaries

2024 Kyrie Eleison Munoz, The University of Queensland, for paper titled: A systematic review and research agenda on tourism workforce in the Global South

2022 Ms Sabiha Matin, University of Newcastle, The elephant in the room: Business event organiser’s insights and the challenges of virtual platforms

2020

• Nguyen Van Huy, Murdoch University, Kinh and Ethnic Stakeholder Perspectives of Tourism Development in Sapa, Vietnam; a Social Exchange Theory Approach
• Joann Schmider, Central Queensland University, Giving agency to local Indigenous cultural knowledge as an Australian tourism product

2019

• Jing (Lydia) Li, James Cook University, New connections from being disconnected; digital free tourism and rewarding experiences
• Hongbing (Thomas) Zhu, Griffith University, Experience value creation in tourism: A systematic quantitative literature review and agenda for future research 

Special bursaries:

• Montira Intason, University of Otago New Zealand, The interplay between authenticity and commercialization in cultural festivals
• Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen, University of Newcastle, Tourismscapes for sustainable development: A case study in Da Nang, Vietnam

2018

• Richard S Aquino, Auckland University of Technology, Tourism social entrepreneurship for sustainable community development: Review and conceptual framework
• Sarath Munasinghe, Auckland University of Technology, Hospitality from a hostguest encounter perspective: A triadic approach to understanding hospitality in tourism
• Kim Nelson, Charles Sturt University, The storied self in tourism spaces: Qualitative narrative methodology as a framework for understanding self-identity in Niseko, Japan
• Dung Le, Griffith University, Creating dreams and fantasy: The state-of-theart review of imagery research

2017

• Ambrozio Queiroz Neto, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Re-thinking destination competitiveness: The investigation of customer value in scuba diving tourism
• Hongxia Qi, Victoria University of Wellington, A cross-cultural auto-ethnography of the event volunteering experience
• Phoebe Everingham, Newcastle University, I’m Not Looking For A Manufactured Experience”: Diversity Of Motivations In Volunteer Tourism

2016

• Keji Huang, James Cook University, Australia Insights About the Commercialisation of Religious Tourism: Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China
• Laura Lesar, Griffith University, Australia A Decade in the Dark: An Updated Quality Control Tool Framework for Customised Sustainable Tourism Practice
• Hafez Mansour, Curtin University, Australia How Libyan Tourism Firms Develop Dynamic Capabilities in Response to the Arab Spring Crisis
• Sulistyo Utomo, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Australia Hajj: The Review of the Literature

• Donna Kelly, University of Queensland, AustraliaThe impact of tourism leveraging strategies on regional events (Tourism & Transport Research Scholarship)
• Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Griffith University, Australia  ‘Are You Crazy?’: Exploring the Risk Perceptions of Asian Solo Female Travellers (Tourism & Transport Research Scholarship)

2015

• Allison Anderson, James Cook University, Australia The place, polity and power elements of context in destination development
• Jane Godfrey, University of Technology, Sydney Australia Neo-colonialism and the volunteer tourist gaze: commercial volunteer tourism in Cusco, Peru
• Mizuki Yamasaki, University of Tasmania, Australia Understanding the spectrum of soft and hard ecotourists
• Mohammad Yousuf, Federation University, Australia The evolution of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel research: a content analysis

2014

• i-Ling Chen, University of Queensland, An Exploration to Mindfulness Theories in Eastern and Western Philosophy
• Simone Grabowski, University of Technology, Sydney, Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding
• Madeleine McWha, La Trobe University, Contemporary travel writing: a snapshot of current tourism themes in travel magazine articles
• Faith Ong, Victoria University, Volunteer tourism programs: A stakeholder matrix

2013

• FuChieh Hsu, University of Queensland, Understanding Tourists’ Purchase Intention Towards Traditional Taiwanese Food: The Role of Sensation Seeking
• Debbie Hopkins, University of Otago, Social Perceptions of Climate Change in Queenstown’s Ski Industry: A Framework of Contextual Vulnerability
• Mucha Mkono, Southern Cross University, for her paper titled Netnography in Qualitative Tourism Research

2012 Michelle Thompson, James Cook University, Segmenting visitors to Tropical North Queensland by Travel Motives

2011

• Jie Wang, University of Queensland, Are organisations prepared for crisis? An evaluation of crisis planning in the accommodation industry in Australia
• Monica Torland, Southern Cross University, Adventure Tour Leaders – A Brilliant Blend of Identities?

Go to Past winner testimonials

The Fellows Award is given each year to an academic from Australia or New Zealand who is seen to have made the greatest contribution to Australasian tourism, hospitality and/or event education or research from those who have been nominated. The Award is presented at the annual conference.

Past Fellows Award Winners

2024

Early Career Scholar

• Dr Eunjung Kim, Edith Cowan University (Education)
• Dr Mireia Guix – The University of Queensland (Research)
• Dr Anita Manfreda – Torrens University (Research) – Commendation

Mid-Career Scholar

• Dr Michelle Thompson – Central Queensland University (Education)
• Dr Faith Ong – The University of Queensland (Research)

2023

Early Career Scholar

• Mona Yang, Griffith University (Research)
• Truc Le, Griffith University (Research)
• Arghavan (Hana) Hadinejad, University of South Australia (Education) – Commendation

Mid-Career Scholar

• Elaine Yang, Griffith University (Research)
• Denis Tolkach, James Cook University (Research) – Commendation

2022

• Dr Ya-Yen Sun, The University of Queensland (Research)
  
• Dr Ying Wang, Griffith University (Research) – Commendation
• Dr Xin Jin, Griffith University (Research) – Commendation
• Dr Oscar Vorobjovas Pinta, University of Tasmania (Research) – Commendation

2021

• Dr Mingming Cheng, Curtin University (Research)
• Dr Anja Pabel, Central Queensland University (Research) – Commendation
• Dr Jun Wen, Edith Cowan University (Research) – Commendation

2020 Dr Mucha Mkono, The University of Queensland (Research)

2019

• Dr Mieke Witsel, Southern Cross University (Education)
• Dr Sarah Gardiner, Griffith University (Research)

2018

• Dr Richard Robinson, The University of Queensland (Education)

2017

• Dr Gabby Walters, The University of Queensland (Education and Research)
• Dr Tamara Young, University of Newcastle (Education and Research)  –  Commendation

2016

• Dr Karen Hughes, The University of Queensland (Education and Research)

2015

• Dr Jennie Small, University of Technology, Sydney (Education and Research)
• Dr Matthew Lamont, Southern Cross University (Education and Research)

2014

• Dr Elisa Backer, Federation University (Education and Research)

2013

• Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia (Education and Research)
• Dr Erica Wilson, Southern Cross University (Education and Research)

2012

• Dr Glen Croy, Monash University (Research)
• Dr Warwick Frost, La Trobe University – Commendation (Research)

2011

• Dr Deborah Edwards, University of Technology, Sydney (Education and Research)

2010

• Dr Lisa Ruhanen, The University of Queensland (Education)
• Dr Jennifer Laing, Monash University (Research)
• Dr Leonie Lockstone, Victoria University (Research)

2009

• Dr Pierre Benckendorff, James Cook University (Research)

See FELLOWS AWARD WINNER TESTIMONIALS

Best paper award

The editorial team of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM) makes awards each year to the authors of a best paper and two highly commended papers The awards are presented at the annual CAUTHE conference. The award is based on usage statistics and Scopus citation counts of the published papers and an assessment of the papers’ contribution to the research field.

2024 A model of luxury lodge experience quality  Anita Manfreda, Frans Melissen, Rajka Presbury, Scott Richardson, Justin King

2023 What is holding customers back? Assessing the moderating roles of personal and social norms on CSR’S routes to Airbnb repurchase intention in the COVID-19 era. Chuah, S. H. W., Sujanto, R. Y., Sulistiawan, J., & Aw, E. C. X.

2022 Effects of rural revitalization on rural tourism. Jun Yang, Ruxin Yang, Ming-Hsiang Chen, Ching-Hui (Joan) Su, Yin Zhi and Jianchao Xi.

2021 Sleeping in a stranger’s home: A trust formation model for Airbnb. Zhenxing (Eddie) Mao, Margie F. Jones, Mimi Li, Wei Wei, Jiaying Lyum,

2020 ‘Friend or Foe? The complex relationship between indigenous people and policymakers regarding rural tourism in Indonesia’. Ringkar Situmorang, Teddy Trilaksono and Arnold Japutra

2019 Developing a measurement scale for cultural values and norms of Chinese mass travelers. Lianping Ren and Hanqin Qiu

2018 Power in tourism stakeholder collaborations: Power types and power holders. Hiroaki Saito and Lisa Ruhanen

2017 Motivating frontline employees: Role of job characteristics in work and life satisfaction. Xinyuan Zhao, Richard Ghiselli, Rob Law and Jing Ma

Highly commended paper award

2024 

• The more the better? Strategizing visual elements in social media marketing Irene Cheng Chu Chan, Zhaoyu Chen, Daniel Leung
• The role of tourism in healthy aging: An interdisciplinary literature review and conceptual model Fangli Hu, Jun Wen, Ian Ph, Tianyu Ying, Joshua Aston, Wei Wang

2023

• Wan, Y. K. P., Li, X., Lau, V. M. C., & Dioko, L. D. Destination governance in times of crisis and the role of public-private partnerships in tourism recovery from Covid-19: The case of Macao.
• Horng, J. S., Liu, C. H., Chou, S. F., Yu, T. Y., & Hu, D. C. (2022). Role of big data capabilities in enhancing competitive advantage and performance in the hospitality sector: Knowledge-based dynamic capabilities view.

2022

• Yu, J., Lee, K., and Hyun, S. S. Understanding the influence of the perceived risk of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the post-traumatic stress disorder and revisit intention of hotel guests.
• Kwangji Kim, Mark A. Bonn, Meehee Cho and Kyung Hee. Clean safety message framing as survival strategies for small independent restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

• Kim, J., Kim, J., Lee, S. K., & Tang, L. R. Effects of epidemic disease outbreaks on financial performance of restaurants: Event study method approach.
• Dhirasasna, N., Becken, S., & Sahin, O. A systems approach to examining the drivers and barriers of renewable energy technology adoption in the hotel sector in Queensland, Australia.

2020

• Girish Prayag, Isabella Soscia and Ozlem Hesapci. Advertising guilt-laden vacations: The cross-cultural efficacy of a guilt decreasing appeal.
• Hung-Che Wu, Ya-Yuan Chang and Tsung-Pao Wu. Pilgrimage: What drives pilgrim experiential supportive intentions?

2019

• Pierre Benckendorff and Mengya (Lavender) Shu. Research impact benchmarks for tourism, hospitality and events scholars in Australia and New Zealand.
• Mariana de Freitas Coelho, Marlusa de Sevilha Gosling and António Sérgio Araújo de Almeida. Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips.

2018

• Paul V. Mathrew and S. Sreesanth. Impact of responsible tourism on destination sustainability and quality of life of community in tourism destinations.
• Steven Pike. Destination positioning and temporality: Tracking relative strengths and weaknesses over time.

2017

• Yetta Gurtner. Returning to paradise: Investigating issues of tourism crisis and disaster recovery on the island of Bali.
• Jay Kandampully, Anil Bilgihan, Tingting Zhang. Developing a people-technology hybrids model to unleash innovation and creativity: The new hospitality frontier. 

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Best PhD Paper awards

Current doctoral researchers or recent graduates were invited to submit manuscripts to JHTM based on research undertaken during their doctoral study. Award winning papers received a cash prize, certificate and opportunities of public recognition at the CAUTHE Annual Conference and promotion. Awards are based on PhD Scholar papers published in the previous year and are awarded at the following year’s conference.

Best PhD Paper Award

2024 Roshis Krishna Shrestha, Australian National University, A Place where I belong’ – The ambiguous role of the outsider-within dichotomy among Indigenous Gurung women tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal

2023 Bruce Wan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Journaling memorable and meaningful tourism experience: a strengths based approach to technology-mediated reflection

2022 Ding Xu, James Cook University, Australia for his paper Differentiating Tourist Scam Cases: Towards a Taxonomy of Deceptive Schemes

2021 Alexandra Cehan, University of Iasi, A multilayer network approach to tourism collaboration

Highly recommended PhD paper

2024 Zhiwei (CJ) Lin, Sun Yat-sen University, The rising environmentalists: Fostering xenvironmental goal attainment through volunteer tourism

2023 Ziang Zhang, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, Scale theory and tourism destination development towards a new theoretical tool

2022 Montira Intason, University of Otago, New Zealand for her paper Examining the interplay between a hallmark cultural event, tourism, and commercial activities. A case study of the Songkran Festival

2021 Ryan Yung, Griffith University, VR the World: Experimenting with emotion and presence for tourism marketing

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Best reviewer awards

The JHTM makes awards each year for reviewers based on both the number and speed of the reviews, as well as the quality of the reviews provided by these individuals. The best reviewer award recipients are:

2024 Al-Ansi Amr (Macau University of Science and Technology) | Dimitrios Stylidis (University of Crete, Greece) | Jie Sun (USA) | Jun Wen (Edith Cowan University, Australia) | Shaohua Yang (Anhui University of Technology, China)

2023 Al-Ansi Amr (Sejong University, South Korea) | Jun Wen (Edith Cowan University, Australia) | Shaohua Yang (Anhui University of Technology, China)

2022 Anna Farmaki (Cyprus University of Technology) | Jun Wen (Edith Cowan University, Australia) | Raymond Rastegar (The University of Queensland, Australia)

2021 Dr Kyle Woosnam (Clemson University, USA) | Professor Girish Prayag (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) | Dr Yao-Chin Wang (University of Florida) | Dr Rawan Nimri (Griffith University, Australia)

2020 Aaron Hsiao (Griffith University, Australia)

2019 Mingming Cheng (University of Otago, New Zealand) | Sebastian Filep (University of Otago, New Zealand)

2018 Joan Henderson (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) | Noel Scott (Griffith University, Australia)

2017 Sebastian Filep (University of Otago, New Zealand) | Nuno Gustavo (Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal) | Metin Kozak (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Turkey) | Surej John (Waikato University, New Zealand)

Editor-in-Chief

Professor Marianna Sigala
University of South Australia

The Hospitality & Society Award is open to all full hospitality papers submitted and accepted for the annual conference. The award is for refereed papers submitted to the Conference Committee in full, by a date specified by the committee. The nominated papers are judged by a sub-committee of Hospitality & Society. The winner is presented with a certificate at the Annual Conference Dinner. Short-listed submissions may be invited to submit to Hospitality & Society for possible publication, subject to the journal’s review processes.

Selection Criteria

Essential

Topic – of relevance and importance to the wider field of tourism and hospitality research
Content – innovative, original and support a set of findings, implications and conclusions with significant potential and value
Choice and implementation of methodology – clearly explained by the author(s)
Writing style – accurate, clear, concise and readable

Desirable

Focus – particularly welcome are philosophical and sociological critiques of hospitality as principle as well as practice (e.g. host/guest relations). Context can be tourism, events or even domestic domains, but mobilising ‘hospitality’ (hospitableness, hospitality, hospitable, hospitalitarian etc) conceptually.

Previous Winners

2024 Dr Tyler Riordan and Associate Professors Richard Robinson and Gerhard Hoffstaedter, The University of Queensland, Hospitality at the human-digital frontier: A mediated model and a new domain

2023 Associate Professor Amir Shani, Anna Sandler and Shahar Shilo, Bengurion University of the Negev, Home-Based Commercial Hospitality – Hosts’ Perspective

2022 Dr Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Assoc Prof Catheryn Khoo and Jess Sanggyeong Je, Griffith University, Gender Equality Initiatives and Implementation: A Qualitative Study of the Perception of Hospitality Leaders in Multinational Hotels

2021 Juan (Annie) Yang, Griffith University, Destination Australia: To study or not to study?

2020 Ann Cameron, Whitireia New Zealand, History and hospitality – philosophical musings on the interaction of historiography and paradigm

2019 Brian Hay, Heriot-Watt University, The campus hotel: Commercial hospitality space on a UK public university and some insights for Australian universities

2018 Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia, The walled off: The paradoxes and promises of Banksy’s hotel in Palestine

2017 Ann Cameron, Whitireia New Zealand, Genial hosts and charming rogues – hotel proprietors in New Zealand 1890 – 1900

2014 Brian Hay, Heriot-Watt University, Checking out: Hotels as places for the end of life