CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: December 15, 2015
Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry
A book edited by Pandian Vasant (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia) and Kalaivanthan (Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa and Golden Sands Resort , Malaysia)
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1950
Introduction
Holistic optimization techniques are well known in the research areas of engineering, science and technology. The current trends on application problems in engineering, science and technology are expanded in the areas of hotel, tourism and travel industry across the globe. This book chapter focuses on the best and high quality selected papers on the following research topics. The well-known and new methodologies on the holistic optimization techniques have been used to solve some of the complicated and hard problems in the areas of hotel, tourism and travel industry.

This book chapter project will be open for interested authors in hotel management, social science, hospitality management areas to submit their manuscripts. It would also cover the best chapters from the research areas of information technology and computer science which are related to hotel, tourism and travel industry. The book chapter mainly focuses on new development and contribution of the current research to the body of the knowledge in the areas of hotel, tourism and travel industry which are related to internet and computer technology.

Objective of the Book
The objective of the book is to explore the emerging innovative and novel technology on Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry

Target Audience
The prospective audience of the book "Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry," will be decision makers, managers, supervisors, executives, travelers, tourist, hoteliers, agents, researchers, directors, financiers, economics as well as industrialist.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

For the book chapters, we seek original work that has not been published or considered for publication of topics such as, but not limited to:

• Linear programming
• Non-linear programming
• Optimization
• Dynamic programming
• Mathematical programming
• Simplex method
• Classical optimization
• Combinatorial optimization
• Continues optimization
• Fuzzy computing
• Evolutionary optimization
• Swarm Intelligence
• Hybrid optimization
• Collaborative techniques
• Cooperative optimization
• Constraint programming
• Unconstrained optimization
• Network approaches
• Service management
• Budget hotel
• Customer experience
• Hotel performance
• Financial orientation
• Entrepreneurial orientation
• Hotel pricing
• Room product
• F&B product
• Guest satisfaction
• Foodservice
• Hotel amenities
• Revenue management
• Tourism experience
• Tourist
• Tourism and hospitality
• Sustainable development
• Internal market
• Seaside resorts
• Global-local interactions
• Package tours
• Tourism networks
• Tourist mobility
• Benefits of travel
• Important of traveling
• Travel constraints
• Travel behavior
• Travel purchases
• Luxury cruise
• Holiday trips
• Trip planning
• E-mail contacts
• Airport taxi
• Wifi, fax, Photocopy services
• Check-in and Check out
• Restaurants and Bars
• Luggage storage
• Credit card payment
• Parking
• Housekeeping service
• Online Booking
• Reception
• Room service
• Hotel reservation
• Internet advertisement
• Weblink hotels
• Customer service
• Travel agent
• Review of hotel
• Room rate
• Airport security
• Air fair
• Travel insurance
• Guided tour
• Holiday planning

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 15, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by January 10, 2016 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 28, 2016, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write... prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM online submission manager.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.

Important Dates
December 15, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline
January 10, 2016: Notification of Acceptance
February 28, 2016: Full Chapter Submission
April 30, 2016: Review Results Returned
June 15, 2016: Final Acceptance Notification
June 30, 2016: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries can be forwarded to
Pandian Vasant
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS,Malaysia
pvasant@gmail.com

Kalaivanthan, M.
Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa and Golden Sands Resort, Malaysia
kalaivanthan.m@shangri-la.com

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