Each year CAUTHE holds a research conference. The objectives of the conference are to:
*  Bring together tourism, hospitality and events professionals from academia, government and business to promote informative, stimulating and challenging discussion on the latest issues in the field
*  Discuss recent methodological innovations in the fields of tourism, hospitality and events
*  Provide tourism, hospitality and events educators and researchers with an opportunity to receive feedback from their peers in order to assist them improve the quality of their research and educational output
*  Provide a vehicle for tourism, hospitality and events educators and researchers to establish dialogue with industry, government and community representatives.