The City Council of Lloret de Mar, the Provincial Council of Girona, and the Government of Catalonia are inviting proposals for the Second International Seminar “Archives and Tourism”, to be held in Lloret de Mar (Spain) on 13, 14 and 15 May 2026, with the registration period opening from 1 March.
The edition also benefits from the collaboration of the Association of Professionals of Archival Science and Records Management of Catalonia and the City Council of Girona (through the Municipal Archive), as well as the support of the University of Girona, the School of Archival Science and Records Management (ESAGED) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona Foundation, the International Council on Archives, the Hospitality Guild of Lloret de Mar, and various cultural entities and professional associations linked to both the archival field and the tourism sector.
The involvement of this wide range of institutional and professional stakeholders reinforces the interdisciplinary character of the seminar and consolidates it as a reference forum for the research, preservation and dissemination of documentary heritage related to tourism.
Call for Papers
For this second edition, the Scientific Committee proposes as the principal axis: “Tourist accommodation: from the family guesthouse to the international resort.”
The aim is to examine historical evolution, management models, territorial and social impact, as well as the documentary fonds generated over time, offering a transversal perspective on the transformation of accommodation models and their role in shaping contemporary tourism.
Other thematic lines
Round tables and paper presentations may also address issues related to tourism documentation and data within the following areas:
- Archival studies: preservation, description, access and dissemination of documentary heritage related to tourism
- Tourism studies: research and analysis of data from documentary fonds and their application to the history of tourism
- Documentation and data studies: current methodologies for management, governance, and future projection of tourist information
Applicants are required to provide:
- Title of the paper
- Abstract (maximum 400 words)
- Author’s details and brief curriculum vitae (maximum 200 words)
- Thematic axis of the proposal
Key dates
- Submission deadline: 23 February 2026
- Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2026
