The conference will take place at the HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland, on the 23rd-25th of April 2008.

The Travel and Tourism Research Association -TTRA is a leading international network of over 800 professional in tourism and travel research and marketing. Founded in 1970, the organization and its members have been to the forefront of the development and application of travel and tourism related marketing information and research. TTRAs membership in over 20 countries worldwide includes both practitioners and educators offering unique networking opportunities.

The objective of the European Chapter of Travel and Tourism Research Association is to create forums for the exchange of ideas and knowledge between tourism researchers and the tourism industry.

Tourism will be the term used as an umbrella for travel, tourism, recreation and leisure industries.