Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT)

On September 29, 2025, research team from the Research Centre of Digitial Transformation of Tourism (RCdTT) and School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) attended the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Rome Italy for the launch of their collaborative project with WTTC entitled “The Future of Work in Travel and Tourism: The key trends shaping workforce strategies”.   Led by P

3 Oct 2025

To promote the green and sustainable development of China's hotel industry, Professor Wang Dan, Professor Deng Zhiming, and Professor Zhang Hanyuan recently collaborated with the China Hotel Association to jointly develop the "China Hotel Operations Carbon Emission Accounting Model." This model aims to provide the industry with scientific and comprehensive carbon emission assessment tools, helping hotel operators accurately understand energy cons

30 Sep 2025

Prof. Haiyan Song, Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) and Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, attended the 10th Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference (ATMC) held in Heraklion, Greece, from 24 to 26 September 2025. The conference theme was “Resilience Futures and Creative Placemaking.” Prof. Song was invited by the ATMC organizing committee to lead a special session on “Revoluti

27 Sep 2025

Hong Kong, August 17, 2025 – The Research Center of Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Yunji Technology, a leading innovator in AI-powered service robotics, have announced a strategic collaboration to establish the Hotel Digital Intelligence Joint Innovation Lab. The initiative, recently featured in a TVB exclusive news report, showcases Hong Kong as a vital gateway for scaling AI-driven hospital

21 Aug 2025

Conference Overview Organized by the International Association for China Tourism Studies (IACTS) and hosted by PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), with sponsorship from PolyU's Research Center for Digital Tourism Transformation (RCDTT), this conference gathered 34 scholars. The hybrid format successfully accommodated 32 in-person attendees and 2 virtual presenters.   Academic Program Highlights The conference program featured

20 Aug 2025

Congratulations to Professor Haiyan Song, Director of RCDTT and Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, who was awarded the CEA UK/Europe Fellow at the Annual Conference of CEA UK/Europe held at the University of Glasgow on 6 August 2025, the CEA UK/Europe Fellowship is the highest honor bestowed to those who have made outstanding contributions to the CEA UK/Europe and to research on China’s economic development. 14 renowned e

6 Aug 2025

Congratulations to Professor Haiyan Song, Director of RCDTT, Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism received Life Time Achievement in Tourism Research Award at the 14th International Conference on Tourism (#ICOT2025) held on 25-28 June in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This award recognizes Professor Song’s contributions to tourism research, especially in the areas of tourism economics and tourism supply chain management.  At the same c

27 Jun 2025

On 28 May 2025 in Chiang Mai, Prof. Haiyan Song, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism and Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), delivered a keynote speech on the "Large Language Model-based Tourist Satisfaction Index" at the APacCHRIE 2025 Conference. The conference was co-hosted by Ch

2 Jun 2025

Prof. Haiyan Song, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism and Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation (RCDTT) at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), delivered a keynote speech at the World Tourism Alliance (WTA)’s Dongting Dialogue on 25 May in Yueyang, Hunan Province. The conference, themed “Integrating Nature and Culture in Tourism Development

26 May 2025

The Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) launched its Large Language Model (LLM) Based Tourist Satisfaction Index for Hong Kong (HKTSI) on 25 April 2025. The research team, led by Prof. Haiyan Song, Director of RCDTT and Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, developed the index based on the theoretic

28 Apr 2025