About the Pan African Journal of Hospitality (PAJH)

The Pan African Journal of Hospitality (PAJH) is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research, scholarship, innovation, and professional practice in hospitality, tourism, travel, hotel management, events, food and beverage services, and related sectors.

The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, hospitality professionals, tourism practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and students to communicate original research and examine contemporary developments within the hospitality and tourism industry.

PAJH recognizes the important contribution of hospitality and tourism to economic development, employment creation, entrepreneurship, cultural exchange, community development, and international engagement, particularly across Africa.

The journal therefore encourages research that examines the opportunities and challenges facing Africa's hospitality and tourism industry while promoting sustainable, inclusive, innovative, technology-driven, and culturally responsive approaches to industry development.

Our Vision

To become a leading international scholarly platform for advancing African hospitality and tourism research, innovation, professional practice, and sustainable industry development.

Our Mission

PAJH seeks to:

• Promote high-quality, original, and ethically conducted research in hospitality and tourism.
• Advance African scholarship and perspectives within global hospitality and tourism research.
• Provide a platform for collaboration between academia, industry, government, and other stakeholders.
• Encourage research addressing the economic, social, cultural, technological, and environmental dimensions of hospitality and tourism.
• Promote sustainable and responsible tourism and hospitality practices.
• Support innovation, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and competitiveness within Africa's hospitality sector.
• Encourage research on African destinations, cultures, heritage, cuisine, and tourism resources.
• Promote evidence-based hospitality and tourism policy and destination development.
• Provide opportunities for emerging scholars and professionals to contribute to hospitality and tourism knowledge.

Our Scholarly Focus

PAJH welcomes research covering a broad range of hospitality and tourism areas, including:

Hospitality Management • Hotel Management • Tourism Management • Travel and Destination Management • Food and Beverage Management • Hospitality Marketing • Consumer Behaviour • Sustainable Tourism • Ecotourism • Cultural and Heritage Tourism • Events Management • Hospitality Human Resources • Hospitality Finance • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Digital Hospitality • Artificial Intelligence and Tourism Technology • Culinary Arts and Gastronomy • Community-Based Tourism • Tourism Policy and Governance

Our Commitment

PAJH is committed to academic rigor, originality, research integrity, ethical publication, interdisciplinary scholarship, and practical relevance.

The journal encourages research that connects academic knowledge with real-world industry challenges and contributes to the sustainable development and competitiveness of hospitality and tourism.

PAJH particularly values scholarship that examines hospitality and tourism within African cultural, economic, environmental, technological, and institutional contexts, while engaging with international research and global industry developments.

Who We Welcome

PAJH welcomes scholarly contributions from researchers, academics, hospitality and tourism professionals, policymakers, industry practitioners, postgraduate researchers, entrepreneurs, and interdisciplinary experts whose work contributes meaningfully to hospitality and tourism knowledge.

Pan African Journal of Hospitality (PAJH)
Advancing Hospitality and Tourism Scholarship Across Africa and Beyond