October 2019

Volume 20, Issue 4

Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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SHTM Held "Splendid 40 Years" Celebration

The SHTM celebrated its 40th anniversary by hosting a gala dinner at Hotel ICON, the SHTM's world-class teaching and research hotel, on 20 September 2019. Nearly 400 guests from around the world attended the "Splendid 40 Years" event.

In his welcome address, Professor Philip Chan, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, said that 2019 represents a special milestone for the SHTM. The SHTM and PolyU are celebrating not the mere passage of time, but the vision and scale of achievement that have gone into creating a world-leading centre of education and research excellence that continues to set new standards for advancing knowledge and serving the industry.

Legendary Hotelier P. R. S. Oberoi Honoured with SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award

The prestigious SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award was announced at the same gala dinner hosted by the SHTM on 20 September 2019. Mr P. R. S. Oberoi, Executive Chairman of EIH Limited, the flagship company of The Oberoi Group, received the honour.

PolyU SHTM and University of Surrey to Offer Dual Ph.D. Programme in Hospitality and Tourism Management

PolyU and the University of Surrey (Surrey) have signed an agreement to establish a dual Ph.D. degree relationship. The new joint programme will be launched in the research fields of hospitality and tourism, to be further extended to other academic disciplines in the future.

Inaugural Conference of PolyU Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre

Today's hospitality and tourism industry has a very complex and volatile business environment. To ensure that organisations in hospitality and tourism stay competitive, research-based decision making is critical for hospitality and tourism strategists, policy makers and business managers.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

Every year, the SHTM celebrates World Tourism Day by organising its own Dress Orange Day.

SHTM VISITORS

19 September - Modul University Vienna, Austria

Professor Karl Wober, President of MODUL University Vienna and President of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism visited the SHTM.

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS

Dr Tony Tse participated in the Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group: Panel Discussion of New Generation Hospitality held at the School on 1 August 2019.

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