July 2022

Volume 23, Issue 3

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

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Dr Catherine Cheung gave a speech entitled "Current Hospitality Recruitment and Employment Trends" at the 1st Hybrid Hospitality Talent Fair organised by Dusit Thani College on 22-23 April 2022. Dr Cheung also participated in an online panel discussion on "Winning the War for Talent".

SHTM's Food and Wine Academy organised several hybrid workshops, including the following:

Mr Javier Santafe, Manager, Regulatory Council of the Navarra Geographic Indications, gave a brief introduction to the different colours of the famous Spanish grape varietal at the "Colours of Garnacha" workshop on 6 June 2022.

Ms Ivy Ng, Bourgogne Wine Ambassador, introduced various Bourgogne wines in the "Discovering the Diversity of Bourgogne Wines" masterclass on 7 June 2022.

Mr Brian Chu, Senior Sales Manager of TruffleHunter, presented different combinations of cuisine with truffles at the "Art of Truffle Pairing" workshop on 8 June 2022.

Chef Paolo Monti, Chef Patron of AMA Restaurant, conducted a cooking demonstration of three dishes made with cold cuts at the Salumiamo–Italian Cold Cuts workshop on 15 June 2022.

Ms Stella Li, Senior Marketing Manager of Telford International Company Limited, shared information on Scotch whiskies and the specialness of single malt Scotch whiskies at the "Scot's Best Kept Secret: Single Malt Scotch Whisky" workshop on 22 June 2022.

As part of the Greek Gastronomy and Diet Festival 2022, SHTM's Food and Wine Academy organised the following workshops and masterclasses:

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Dr Jonathan Sutton, Mr Delap Lui and Mr Alexandros Kouris, Founder & Owner of NISSOS Beer, hosted a Greek NISSOS Beer Workshop on 10 June. It was a guided tasting of five organic craft beers produced in different styles: European-style lager, Bohemian-style pilsner, Abbey-style double ale, porter (red beer) and Kellerbier (black beer).

Professor Buhalis, Professor Haiyan Song and Mr Konstantinos Lazarakis, Head of WSPC Education, hosted a Greek Wine Masterclass on 17 June, where they presented Greek white and red wines from Amynteon PDO, Naoussa PDO, Epanomi PGI, Florina PGI, Pangeon PGI and Retsina.

Professor Buhalis, Dr Pearl Lin, Ms Michelle Lau, Principal Nutritionist of Nutrilicious, and Mr Stelios Iakovidis, Founder & MD of Levant Foods HK, introduced Greek yoghurt and cheeses at the Greek Dairy workshop on 20 June.

Professor Kaye Chon joined the SHTM Alumni gatherings in Thailand and Korea in June and July 2022.

Professor Haiyan Song and Professor Gang Li of the University of Surrey chaired the "Tourism Forecasting Competition in the Time of COVID-19" competition at the 8th Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economic in Perpignan, France, on 28 June-1 July 2022. Professor Song also moderated a panel discussion on "Challenges of the Tourism Industry Post COVID-19" and two parallel sessions on "Economic Modelling of Tourism" and "Tourism Demand".

Professor Song presented a paper entitled "Forecasting Tourism Demand in the post-COVID-19: A Time-Varying Perspective" at the 42nd International Symposium on Forecasting in Oxford, UK, on 10-13 July 2022.

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