Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT)

On 14 February 2025, Prof. Gang Li, a distinguished Professor of Tourism Economics and Director of International Relations and the Centre for Competitiveness of the Visitor Economy at the University of Surrey, delivered a compelling research seminar titled “Tourism Demand and Destination Competitiveness: A Spatial Spillover Perspective.” The seminar was attended by faculty members and students from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHT

14 Feb 2025

RCDTT and School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have signed a collaborative agreement with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) on the production of the PATA Visitor Forecast Reports for the next three years. The PolyU research team has been working with PATA over the past decade on PATA Visitor Forecasts, which have benefited the destination governments, DMOs, and tourism businesses in their decis

14 Jan 2025

We are pleased to share that Dr Curley Liu, our Research Assistant Professor at RCDTT, has officially completed her attachment at UN Tourism!   Dr Curley Liu shared, "My attachment to UN Tourism has come to an end, and I am deeply grateful for this incredible opportunity. During my time with the Market Intelligence, Policies, and Competitiveness Department of UN Tourism, I contributed to the World Tourism Report by conducting statistical analyses

8 Jan 2025

Prof. Haiyan Song, Director, Prof. Cathy Hsu, Member, and Prof. Bing Pan, Advisor of #RCDTT, have published a review article entitled “How COVID-19 has changed tourists’ behavior”. The article addresses the issue of whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced tourists’ thoughts and behaviors and the extent to which these changes might persist. This study provides a narrative review of the research on tourist behaviors and the psychological

6 Jan 2025

Dr WANG Dan, Associate Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) and Associate Professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, was interviewed by CCTV on the green development of China’s hospitality industry. She mentioned that the PolyU team has developed the “China hospitality industry green development index”, a comprehensive evaluation system with 9 dimensions and over 80 indicators to assess the

3 Dec 2024

Professor Haiyan Song, Director of RCDTT, gave a keynote speech at the China Tourism Education Forum organized by the China Tourism Education Association at Xinjiang University in Urumqi on 9 November 2024. The Forum attracted more than 400 participants from educational institutions around China. Professor Song’s talk on the development of a self-adaptive forecasting platform for the GBA arose great interests from the participants as the platform

9 Nov 2024

On 28 Oct 2024, Prof. Bela Stantic, Professor in Computer Science and founder and Director of “Big Data and Smart Analytics” Lab at Griffith University, delivered a research seminar titled "Harnessing Advances in Pre-trained Transformers and Generative AI for Tourism Research" to faculty members and students from the SHTM and RCDTT. During the seminar, Prof. Stantic discussed various funded projects at the Big Data and Smart Analytics lab at Grif

28 Oct 2024

Professor Haiyan Song, Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, Associate Dean of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management and Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism of PolyU attended the 24th World Travel and Tourism Council’s Global Summit on 8-11 October in Perth Australia. Professor Song and his team has been working with WTTC on identifying the challenges and the market needs of the future

25 Oct 2024

We are thrilled to share that Dr Curley Liu, Research Assistant Professor at RCDTT, has officially started her attachment at UN Tourism ! Dr. Liu has received warm welcome from the team at the Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness Department and had the pleasure of meeting Beka Jakeli, Director of External Relations at UN Tourism, along with various colleagues from the Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific. She’ll be sure to pass

23 Oct 2024

On 19 October 2024, the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) participated in the PolyU InnoTech Open Day x Alumni Homecoming 2024, where the Centre co-hosted a booth with Yunji Technology at the foyer of Jockey Club Auditorium, showcasing the newly established Joint Lab: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Yunji Technology Hotel Digital Intelligence Joint Innovation Lab.   At RCDTT and Yunji Technology’s booth, visitor

19 Oct 2024