8th International Symposium for Young Researchers in Tourism

"Tourism Mutations"

The eighth edition of the International Symposium for Young Researchers in Tourism will be held in Girona, Spain on 3, 4, and 5 of September 2025. Under the thematic “Tourism Mutations” this symposium aims to highlight the evolution of tourism and tourism-related research in a world which is rapidly altering in response to global conditions.

Tourism is a constantly evolving phenomenon, influenced by multiple dynamics, such as technological innovations, environmental imperatives, geopolitical transformation, societal shifts and migratory patterns, and territorial re-compositions. These transformations not only influence tourism practices but also challenge the conceptual and methodological frameworks used to analyze them. The sub-themes below highlight the scope of topics we wish to explore this year.

The International Symposium for Young Researchers in Tourism aims to provide a platform for sharing research and exchanging feedback, as well as collaborating and creating networks among peers and established researchers. Applications from doctoral students (first year onwards) and young researchers, either in postdoctoral or early-career lecturer roles, who are working in various disciplines linked to the field of tourism are warmly encouraged to apply.

The symposium will be held at the University of Girona, Barri Vell Campus, located in Girona’s city center, and is jointly organized by doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from INSETUR (Tourism Institute) from University of Girona and the EIREST from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.