AIEST - Worldwide network of tourism experts
Founded in 1951, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) is dedicated to improving the worlds travel and tourism industry through analysis of trends and latest developments in tourism and farsighted solutions for problems as they arise.
The AIEST attracts junior as well as senior members from both Academia and Practice.
Our members benefit from a social network platform for frequent friendly contacts among world wide experts and for international scientific and practical exchange.
75th AIEST Conference in St.Gallen, Switzerland August 23 - 26, 2025
- Stream of discussion: Tourism definition(s) revisited - 75 years after the first AIEST conference
- Stream of discussion: Designing tourism systems for a sustainable future
- Stream of discussion: AIEST's Advances in Tourism Research: Perspectives of Actors, Institutions and Systems
Congratulations to the winners of the awards of the AIEST conference 2025 in Paris, France
The BEST CONTRIBUTION AWARD for the overall best contribution goes to Alessandra Pozzan, Nele Langebraun and Michael Gibbert for their contribution
"Through the looking glass: Navigating tourism case studies and interdisciplinary conventions".
1st and 2nd runner ups are (respectively):
We thank our members for their continuous support.
Become a member
Please select the AIEST membership category of your choice and register on-line:
Regular Member (Annual fee: € 200.–)
Junior Member (Annual fee: € 100.–)
Associate Member (Annual fee: € 675.–)
Decisions on the admission of new members are made twice a year by the Committee.
Eligibility for the reduced conference fee begins in the calendar year following acceptance as a member.