December 2011 – Volume 12, Issue 5
Hotel ICON Hosts World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality

With tourism and hospitality research facing an unprecedented number of opportunities and challenges, the World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality on 10-13 December provided a timely global platform for academics, thought leaders and leading industry professionals to meet and discuss future directions of tourism and hospitality research and practice.

Latest Graduates Ready for Success

The SHTM's latest cohort of 881 graduates embarked on their careers with inspiring words ringing in their ears following the PolyU 17th Congregation (SHTM) held at the Jockey Club Auditorium on 4 November 2011. Receiving their degrees and diplomas were 5 Ph.D., 5 D.HTM, 5 MPhil, 140 MSc, 396 BSc, 59 BA and 271 HD graduates.

Fifth UNWTO/PATA Forum Held in Guilin

The Fifth UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook was successfully held in Guilin, China, on 26-28 October 2011. The Forum was co-organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), and hosted by the Guilin Municipal People's Government in collaboration with PolyU.

Seventh China Tourism Forum Held in Hainan

The Seventh China Tourism Forum was staged in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, from 24 to 25 October 2011, hosted by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and co-organised by the SHTM and the Tourism College at Hainan University, with special support from the Hainan Tourism Bureau.

Global Student Challenge - Gold Award for Innovation
Professor Cathy Hsu received Martin Oppermann Memorial Award for Lifetime Contribution to Tourism Education
Global Student Challenge - Gold Award for Innovation
Dr Barry Mak received Certificate of Appreciation from HKEAA
PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes
(7 January 2012)
11th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
International Convention and Expo Summit 2012
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