In celebration of PolyU's 85th anniversary, the SHTM hosted the 5th Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference on 12-14 June 2022 at Hotel ICON.
Taking the theme "Innovation ∙ Research ∙ Education", the conference was officially opened by Professor Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU President, and Professor Kaye Chon, SHTM Dean, Chair Professor and Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management. This was
followed by Plenary Session I, which was moderated by Ms Nancy Grace Baah, Ph.D. student of the SHTM, and joined by featured speakers including Professor Joseph Sirgy, Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Extraordinary Professor, WorkWell Research Unit, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University – Potchefstroom Campus, who spoke on the topic "Wellness in Hospitality
and Tourism"; Professor Arch G. Woodside, Professor of Marketing (Retired), Boston College, who gave us his perspectives on "Building and Empirical Testing of Generalisable Case-based Models of Tourists' Experience Assessments"; and Dean Kaye Chon, who enlightened delegates on "What's on the Horizon in Post-COVID-19".
Chaired by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, SHTM Visiting Professor, and Professor Cathy Hsu, SHTM Chair Professor, the panel discussion entitled "Research Vision 2030" featured
prominent figures from academia and the industry around the world in two panels.
Joining the Tourism Industry panel were Professor Chris Cooper, School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University; Professor Marina Novelli, Professor of Tourism and International Development, School of Business and Law, University of Brighton; Professor Michael Hall, Department of Management Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Canterbury; Professor Carlos Costa,
Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro; Dr Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar, Associate Professor, Cultural Tourism, Anant National University, and Head of Department, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, University of Africa; and Professor Peter Kim, Associate Director, New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology.
Featuring in the Hospitality Industry panel were Dr Fevzi Okumus,
Preeminent Chair Professor, Hospitality Services Department, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida; Professor John Bruce Tracey, Kenneth and Marjorie Professor of Human Resources Management, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University; Ms Judy Kepher-Gona, Founder and Principal Consultant, Sustainable Travel and Tourism Agenda in Kenya, Africa; Professor Rob Law, Chair Professor of Smart Tourism, University of Macau Development Foundation; Professor
Alexandros Paraskevas, Director of ICHARM, Professor of Strategic Risk Management, London Geller School of Hospitality and Tourism, University of West London; and Professor Huimin Gu, School of Tourism Sciences, Beijing International Studies University.
The second plenary session took place on the second day of the conference. Moderated by Ms Thanakarn Vongvisitsin, Ph.D. candidate of the SHTM and Co-founder & CEO of Inclusive Tourism Asia Ltd., the session featured speakers including Khun
Suphajee Suthumpun, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dusit International, who gave a presentation on "How Dusit is Embracing the New Normal for Sustainable Success"; Mr Steve Hood, Senior VP of Research and Founding Director of the SHARE Center, who shared his insights on "Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Update"; and Ms Sarah Wang, Regional Director, World Travel and Tourism Council, who delivered a presentation entitled "Moving Towards a Sustainable Future".
The conference also featured a
"Meet the Editors" session and three sessions of paper presentations.
At the closing ceremony, the Best Paper Awards, Undergraduate Student Research Competition Awards and "Rediscovering Hong Kong Tourism Video Competition" Awards were presented.
The SHTM considers it vital to unite students, alumni, industry partners, educators and researchers to promote collaboration in hospitality and tourism education and research for the future innovative development of the industry. The School
is very proud of its talented students who diligently put together an enriching programme and created a unique platform for meaningful collaboration.
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