About the Journal
The International Journal of Gaming, Hospitality, and Tourism (IJGHT) is a peer reviewed, open access journal publishing original research that bridges the gap between industry practitioners, and academic researchers and educators. IJGHT encourages research covering a broad range of topics, including but not limited to casino gaming, hospitality, tourism, and event management, and using a variety of methods, including qualitative and quantitative research. IJGHT features the work of renowned international industry members, consultants, and academics, while also supporting and endorsing quality research from future practitioners and scholars.
In a world that is constantly evolving to meet new and increasingly complex challenges, IJGHT addresses important topics to advance knowledge and practices in gaming, hospitality, tourism and event management.
IJGHT provides information useful to private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations; schools and academia, governmental agencies, and international entities, on such topics as:
- Applied economics for the Gaming (casino), Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management (GHTE) industries
- Business environment and trends
- Business forecasting
- Business modeling for casinos and restaurants
- Business Policy and Strategy
- Casino operations and management
- Consumer behavior and marketing
- Crisis management (e.g., pandemics) for the GHTE industries
- Customer relations
- Customized research
- Data mining and analysis
- Economic impact studies
- Event Management
- Feasibility analysis
- Financial management and reviews
- Globalization of the GHTE industries
- Growth and shrinkage in the GHTE industries
- Human resources management/marketing
- Information technology and e-commerce
- Intellectual property in the GHTE industries
- Market research for the GHTE industries
- Market segmentation studies
- National and international legislation
- Operations assessment and management
- Performance analytics
- Planning and design
- Retail marketing and merchandising strategy
- Statistics for the GHTE industries
- Strategic management
- Strategy formulation, implementation, evaluation and control
- Survey development and administration
- Sustainability of the GHTE industries
- Technological developments
- Terrorism management in the GHTE industries
- Terrorism, safety and security in tourism
- Tourism development and policy-making
- Tourism research and methodology
- Training and development
- Workforce Management
- Virtual (online, Internet) GHTE industries
- and others