The four finalists and the winner will be announced during the forthcoming edition of the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR), an event organised by IFEMA, scheduled to be held from 28 January- 1 February 2015 at Feria de Madrid.
FITUR will hold the 16th FITUR Jorge Vila Fradera Award in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Tourism Experts (AECIT). This award seeks to promote and disseminate unpublished research on the tourist industry, with a view to boosting competitiveness through knowledge and know-how.
An academic committee will be set up, consisting of members of AECIT, sponsors of the award, and representatives of FITUR, which will be entrusted with establishing the evaluation criteria and choosing the four finalists, who will be announced during the AECIT Conference due to be held in parallel to FITUR 2015, along with the winner.
This international annual award is open to the entire academic community linked to the industry. Entries must be presented in Spanish in computerised format (CD-ROM, preferably using Windows), with a maximum length of 150 pages, before 28 November 2014 (Apdo. de Correos 67.067 - 28080 Madrid).
The winner will be announced during the course of FITUR 2015 and, subsequently, the work will be published in Spanish, with the editorial group being entrusted with the corresponding distribution and marketing throughout Spain, the EU, Latin America and the rest of the world.
