Welcome to THI2026!

The 28th biennial International Congress Tourism & Hospitality Industry organized by the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, will take place in Opatija from 27 to 29 May 2026.

THI2026 is a multidisciplinary congress with a long tradition of bringing together policy makers, industry and academics to lay the foundations and find innovative solutions for the development of tourism. The aim is to foster collaboration between the academic and tourism communities to improve the attractiveness of the tourism and hospitality business.

We invite scientists and researchers to share their newest research, results and ideas with us and their fellow researchers and practitioners. Accepted papers will be published in the congress proceedings. Previous conference proceedings have been successfully indexed/referenced in: Web of Science - Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) 2018-2020, ProQuest - Business Premium Collection, ABI/INFORM Collection, ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest Central, ProQuest Central Basic (Korea), East Europe, Central Europe Database, ABI/INFORM Professional Advanced, ABI/INFORM Professional Advanced for Resellers, ABI/INFORM Professional Standard, EBSCO, EconLit – Journal of Economic Literature under the Annotated Listings of New Books.

Save the Date and join researchers, scholars, and professionals for three days of insights, networking, and exchange of ideas on current and future trends in the tourism and hospitality industry.

We are looking forward seeing you in Opatija!