ICSTM Paris: Global Tourism Innovation & Sustainability Alliance
Global Tourism Leaders Converge in Paris to Reimagine a Lasting Future
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Paris, France, is set to host the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management (ICSTM 2025) from August 24 to 26, 2025.This pivotal event will gather leading academics,researchers,policymakers,and industry professionals from a diverse range of nations – including India,Brazil,Italy,Morocco,Japan,Germany,China,Indonesia,Thailand,and many others – all focused on collaboratively shaping a more sustainable future for tourism.
A leading Global Forum for Sustainable tourism
Established in 2017 in Barcelona, ICSTM has rapidly become a respected international platform for knowledge exchange and networking in sustainable tourism. Building on successful conferences in Amsterdam, Budapest, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Munich, ICSTM provides a crucial space to address the complex challenges facing the tourism sector and develop solutions that prioritize economic viability, environmental stewardship, and social equity.
The Paris edition marks a important return to in-person collaboration and a critical prospect to redefine sustainable tourism strategies in today’s dynamic global landscape. Paris, with its strong commitment to environmental policy and cultural preservation, offers an ideal environment for these important discussions.
Recent ICSTM Highlights
The 7th ICSTM (2023),held in Copenhagen,Denmark,featured keynote presentations from prominent figures like prof. William (Bill) C. Gartner (university of Minnesota), Prof. Thomas Bausch (Free University of Bozen-bolzano), and Prof. Behzad Behedani (University of South-Eastern Norway), fostering robust academic debate and international partnerships.
The 8th ICSTM (2024) in Munich, Germany, focused on post-pandemic tourism resilience and future sustainability strategies, with keynote speeches and invited presentations addressing tourism policy, green technologies, and cultural integration.
Expert Insights at ICSTM 2025
ICSTM 2025 boasts an notable lineup of keynote speakers, including Professor Matthias Fuchs (tourism economics and innovation), Professor Behzad Behdani (sustainable logistics), Professor david Bejou (ethics and social responsibility in tourism), Professor Irene Kamenidou (consumer behavior and eco-conscious travel), Professor Juan David Cruz Negrete (tourism, regional development, and sustainability), Professor Krzysztof Kompa (economic modeling in tourism), and Dr. Le Thi My Danh, Dr. Nguyen Trong Luan, and Dr. Fawaz Khaled (regional perspectives from Asia and the Middle East).
Attendees can anticipate stimulating discussions, innovative ideas, and practical strategies to drive positive change in the global tourism industry.
Advancing Knowledge and Industry Impact
ICSTM 2025 maintains a strong commitment to academic excellence, with selected papers from the 2024 Munich conference to be published in the Springer Proceedings in Business and economics series and indexed in leading scholarly databases like Scopus and zbMATH. This ensures the conference’s contributions are widely disseminated and contribute to the ongoing evolution of sustainable tourism practices.
