Issue:
⇒ The 1st International Scientific Conference is intended to initiate biennial meetings of domestic and international researchers specializing in leisure, tourism, and recreation.
⇒ The conference, organized in 2026, is an anniversary event and accompanies the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Tourism and Recreation at the Krakow Academy of Physical Culture, which continues to operate, with interruptions, to this day (History of the Faculty of Tourism and Recreation).
⇒ The anniversary is not only an opportunity to summarize past achievements but, above all, to define the Faculty's current position in the context of its educational and scientific achievements and challenges, in a dynamically changing environment.
Main Conference Objectives:
⇒ Invitation to participate in thematic sessions, methodological workshops, meetings with entrepreneurs, and an expert debate, as well as planned scientific publications.
⇒ Determining the current state of knowledge in the field of leisure, tourism, and recreation, and the necessary actions in the context of health, cultural, social, economic, climatic, and political challenges.
⇒ Integrating scientists representing various universities and research institutes in Poland and abroad around the topics proposed in the conference theme.
⇒ Activating the community of Polish researchers in tourism and recreation and increasing the opportunities for internationalizing their activities and research results.
⇒ Encouraging the participation of young researchers, including students and doctoral candidates active in research groups, through participation in the Young Scientists Competition.
⇒ Highlighting the historical and contemporary role of the Faculty of Tourism and Recreation at the Academy of Physical Culture in Krakow in educating personnel for the tourism and recreation market and in research development.
Conference Topics:
⇒ Recreational Physical Activity as an Element of a Healthy Lifestyle.
⇒ Tourism and Recreation Accessible to All.
⇒ Economic and Legal Issues of Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ Modern Management, Marketing, and Tourism and Recreation Economy in the Face of Challenges Related to Health, Political, and Climate Crises.
⇒ Geographical Issues of Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ Sustainable Development of Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ Environmental Approaches to Spatial Development.
⇒ Social Responsibility in Leisure Organizations.
⇒ Humanistic and Social Issues of Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ History of Leisure and Travel.
⇒ Cultural Heritage in Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ Ethical Foundations of Tourism and Recreation.
⇒ Anthropological, Philosophical, and Sociological Perspectives on Tourism and Recreation Research.
⇒ New Technologies and Tools in Tourism and Recreation, AI, ChatGPT, etc.
⇒ Opportunities and threats, ethical issues, application in research and practice.
⇒ Leisure time entertainment and physical culture - traditions and modernity.
⇒ Research methodology in tourism and recreation - quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches.
⇒ Modern education - theory and practice in training personnel for tourism and recreation.
The above list is not exhaustive; we invite you to submit proposals that also demonstrate other perspectives and discuss important aspects of tourism and recreation research.
E-mail:
Conference of the Faculty of Tourism and Recreation AKF in Krakow; webmaster: strony-www[at]awf.krakow.pl 