The conference was held in conjunction with the 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (#IY2017), and provided a platform for various tourism industry players, researchers, academicians and stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality industries to present and discuss their knowledge and findings relevant to the conference theme, "Spirituality, Culture and Sustainable Tourism".

KDCA and its partners, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah and the Secretariat of Local Knowledge, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang will be hosting the 2nd International Conference on Spirituality, Culture and Sustainable Tourism (SCST2024) in association with the 10th International Conference on Local Knowledge from the 27th to 29th May 2024. The conference is also held in conjunction with the World Day for Cultural Diversity (May 21st), with hopes that this conference will provide a platform for various tourism industry players, researchers, academicians and stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality industries to present and discuss their knowledge and findings relevant to the conference theme. Submit your Abstract by 15 August 2023 (email: KDCA.LocalKnowledge@gmail.com). Information on conference fees and publication will be updated soon. For further enquiries, please email: KDCA.Conference@gmail.com