October 2014 - Volume 15, Issue 4
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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Professor Hanqin Qiu presented a paper entitled "Analysis of Factors Influencing Multinational Hotel Groups' Locational Strategies of Investment in China" at the 2014 International Conference on Business and Information in Osaka, Japan on 3-5 July.
Dr Sylvester Yeung presented a paper entitled "Examining the Ethical Situation in the Hotel Industry in China" at the 4th International Symposium on Society, Technology, Tourism, Education and Politics in Phuket, Thailand on 11-13 July.
Dr Markus Schuckert presented a paper entitled "Why Package Tours Fall in Popularity: Evidence from China's Outbound Tourism Market" at the 2014 Global Marketing Conference at Singapore on 15-18 July.
Professor Cathy Hsu and Dr Qu Xiao attended the 2014 Annual ICHRIE Summer Conference and Marketplace in San Diego, USA from 30 July to 1 August. Professor Hsu presented a paper entitled "Local Residents' Attitudes toward the World Expo 2010 Shanghai: A Mixed-Method Investigation on Different Age Cohort". Dr Xiao presented a paper entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility as a Risk Management Strategy in the Restaurant Industry".
Professor Kaye Chon led a residential workshop for the course "Asian Paradigm in Hospitality Management" of the Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management programme. The workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 13-17 August 2014 and attended by 14 D.HTM students.
Professor Chon, Dr Qu Xiao and Dr Basak Denizci Guillet attended Hong Kong PolyU SHTM Day@Asia Hotel Forum on 2 September, part of the 7th Asia Hotel Forum International Hotel Investment Summit in Beijing, China on 2-4 September 2014. Professor Chon spoke on the "Issues and Prospects for China's Hotel Industry" on the Keynote Panel entitled "Senior Executive Visions".
Dr George Liu and Dr Denis Tolkach attended the 32nd EuroCHRIE Conference in Dubai, UAE on 6-9 October 2014. Dr Liu presented a paper entitled "Entrepreneurs' Academic Ties: An Explorative Study of Seven Economy Hotel Chain Founders in China". Dr Tolkach presented a paper entitled "Tourists' Perspectives on Communist Heritage as Tourism Attractions".
Dr Liu attended the 9th China Cruise Shipping and Cruise Expo in Tianjin, China on 15-17 October 2014.
Dr Honggen Xiao presented a paper entitled "Social Science Communication across Languages: Doing China Tourism Research in Hong Kong" at the 33rd ISTTE Annual Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 22-24 October 2014.
Dr Karin Weber attended the ATLAS Annual Conference 2014 in Budapest, Hungary on 22-24 October.


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