July 2015 - Volume 16, Issue 3
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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Dr Stephen Pratt, Dr Denis Tolkach and Dr Wantanee Suntikul attended the International Conference on Sustainable Tourism and Resilient Communities in Hong Kong on 6-8 May 2015. Dr Pratt and Dr Suntikul presented a co-authored paper entitled "The Impact of Tourism on the Quality of Life of Local Residents in Hue, Vietnam". Dr Tolkach presented a paper entitled "Taking National Landscapes to the World: A Case of Mission Possible?"
Dr Wilco Chan presented a co-authored paper entitled "A Study of Catering Team's Understanding about Organic Food" at the 1st International Academic Research Conference on Marketing and Tourism in Dubai, UAE on 22-24 May 2015.
Professor Haiyan Song presented a paper entitled "Willingness to Pay for Wines: A Case Study of Hong Kong Wine Consumers" at the 9th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists in Mendoza, Argentina on 26-30 May 2015.
Professor Kaye Chon delivered a keynote speech on "Positioning Tourism in the National Socio-Economic Development Agenda: A Comparative Review of Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region" at the 27th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia and UNWTO Regional Ministerial Conference in Maldives on 3-5 June 2015.
Dr Stephen Pratt chaired workshop sessions on "The Political Economy of Inclusive Growth" and "Tourism Policies and Inclusive Development", and also presented a paper entitled "Gross Happiness of a 'Tourism' Village in Fiji: Application for Africa?" at the 9th ATLAS Africa Conference in Tanzania on 3-5 June 2015.
Dr Sylvester Yeung attended the Euro-Asia Tourism Studies Association Inaugural Conference in Taipei and Hualien, Taiwan on 7-11 June 2015.
Ms Ada Fong and Mr Raymond Kwong attended the 11th Annual International Conference on Tourism in Athens, Greece on 8-11 June 2015. Ms Fong presented a paper entitled "The Influence of Korean TV Dramas on Post-90s Hongkongers' Travel Decisions and Experiences at the TV Drama Locations". Mr Kwong presented a paper entitled "Case Study of Effectiveness of International Service-Learning as Pedagogy on the Achievement of Students' Learning Outcomes".
A number of SHTM staff members and Ph.D. students attended the 13th APacCHRIE Conference in conjunction with the 14th APF Conference in Auckland, New Zealand on 10-13 June 2015. Professor Kaye Chon participated in the panel discussion on "Hospitality and Tourism as a Discipline of Study: Issues and Challenges". Professor Brian King participated in panel discussions on "Hospitality and Tourism Teachers in a Greening World" and "Internationalisation of University Programmes - Linkages and Strategies". Dr Qu Xiao moderated the panel discussion on "Hospitality and Tourism Teachers in a Greening World". The following faculty members presented papers at the conference.
  • Dr Catherine Cheung presented co-authored papers entitled "An Empirical Study of the Effects of Emotional Labour on Tour Guides' Role Performance in Hong Kong" and "Bringing Life to Learning: A Study of Active Learning in Hospitality Education".
  • Dr Basak Denizci Guillet, Mr Ryan Smith and Ms Anna Pavesi presented a co-authored paper entitled "Collage Creation as an Elicitation Tool in Tourism Academic Research".
  • Dr Sam Kim presented a co-authored paper entitled "Destination Brand Equity of Switzerland and Austria as Perceived by Chinese Tourists".
  • Dr Ada Lo and Dr Catherine Cheung presented a co-authored paper entitled "How Satisfied are Hospitality Learners with Experiential Learning?"
  • Ms Loretta Pang presented a co-authored paper entitled "Formulation of Human Resources Strategies in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Perspectives from Gen-Y's Perception on Engagement and Commitment".
  • Mr Ryan Smith presented a paper entitled "Defining Western and Asian Culture through Tourism".
  • Ms Hera Oktadiana presented a co-authored paper entitled "Stakeholders' Perspectives on Undergraduate Curriculum of Hospitality and Tourism: A Case of Indonesia".
Dr Mimi Li, Dr George Liu and Dr Dan Wang attended the Young Scholar Tourism Research Forum in Guangzhou, China on 13-14 June 2015. Dr Li delivered a presentation in a sharing session on the "Definition of Tourism" and also presented a paper entitled "Children on Vacation: Anecdote from the Internet". Dr Liu presented a paper entitled "Leverage Your Strengths or Remedy Your Weaknesses? Examining Different Career Paths of Junior Scholars". Dr Wang presented a paper entitled "CRM and Technology-in-Practice: A Sociomaterial Perspective".
Professor Cathy Hsu presented a paper entitled "Competitive Landscape of Asian Cruise Ports" at the 46th Travel and Tourism Research Association International Conference in Portland, USA on 15-17 June 2015.
Professor Kaye Chon conducted two seminars on "Innovations and Leadership in Hospitality Business" on 18-19 June 2015 at Dusit Thani College, Thailand and in SHATEC, Singapore on 23-24 July.

Dr Barry Mak, Dr Henry Tsai, Dr Steve Pan, Dr Tony Tse and Dr Alan Wong attended the 5th Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management Conference in Beppu, Japan on 18-21 June 2015. Dr Mak and Dr Pan presented a co-authored paper entitled "Perceptions and Barriers to Cruise Holidays: From the Perspective of Mainland Travelers". Dr Pan also chaired a concurrent session on "Tourism". Dr Tsai and Dr Wong presented a co-authored paper entitled "Understanding Chinese Outbound Traveler's Motivations: A Study on Chinese Visitors to Hawaii". Dr Tse presented a co-authored paper entitled "A Study on Hong Kong Residents' Attitude toward Mainland Chinese Visitors".
Professor Haiyan Song chaired a session on "Invited Session: Tourism Forecasting" and also presented co-authored papers entitled "Systematic Correction of Anchoring Bias: An Application in the Design of Tourism Demand Forecasting Support System" and "An Empirical Study on Judgmental Forecasting Behaviour in Tourism" at the 35th International Symposium on Forecasting in California, USA on 21-24 June 2015.
Dr Sam Kim presented a co-authored paper entitled "An Application of Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory on Online Hotel Reviews" at the 5th International Conference on Tourism in London, UK on 24-27 June 2015.
Professor Kaye Chon gave a lecture on "Tourism as a Journey, Journey as a Career" to 150 students from the Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University and Shenzhen Polytechnic, and conducted a workshop on "Innovations and Leadership in Hospitality" for 90 senior managers and high potential mid-career hoteliers of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in Shenzhen, which includes Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Longgang, Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Landmark and Holiday Inn Shenzhen Donghua, at the IHG Academy on 25-26 June 2015.

Dr Sylvester Yeung attended the 2015 Global Hospitality, Tourism Marketing and Management Conference in Bangkok, Thailand on 27-29 June.
Professor Haiyan Song chaired the opening session and presented on the topic of "Forecasting Visitor Arrivals Using Mixed Methods" at the 15th International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) Workshop on Tourism Forecasting in Hong Kong on 29 June 2015.
Professor Kaye Chon spoke on the topic "Internationalizing Hospitality and Tourism Education in the Context of Asian Century for Tourism" at the QS Xchange Seminars held in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan on 14 and 16 July 2015 respectively.
Professor Bob McKercher and Professor Metin Kozak attended the 9th Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Research Symposium in Namur, Belgium on 1-4 July 2015. Professor McKercher delivered a keynote address on "The Impact of Distance on Tourist Behaviour". Professor Kozak presented papers entitled "Family-Based Travel Narratives: Confirmatory Personal Introspection of Children's Interpretations of their Journey to Dubai, Hong Kong, and Macau" and "Assessing Lake Destination Image, Insights from the Industry".
Dr Honggen Xiao presented a paper entitled "Consultants as Knowledge Brokers in Tourism and Hospitality: A Preliminary Analysis" at the European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies 22nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science in Montreal, Canada on 27-30 July 2015.
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