July 2016

Volume 17, Issue 3

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

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SHTM to Launch Free Online Course
SHTM001x "Hospitality and Tourism in China: A Global Perspective"

Learn anywhere, anytime, with any device!

If you want to learn about the hospitality and tourism industry in China and understand the impact of China's tourism on the rest of the world, you now have a way. Join the first MOOC (massive open online course) run by the SHTM this November through edX, the non-profit online learning platform founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

China is one of the world's most populous countries and one of the largest markets, with an increasingly powerful economy. The country is transforming itself through economic development within which travel and tourism play important roles. Read more

10th China Tourism Forum to be Held in Nanjing, China

The SHTM, in collaboration with the Nanjing Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, is pleased to announce that the 10th China Tourism Forum will be held on 8-10 October 2016 in Nanjing, China. Read more

SHTM to Host 3rd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference

Following the success of the first and second iterations of the Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference in 2014 and 2016 respectively, the 3rd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference will be organised by the SHTM in Hong Kong on 5-7 June 2017. Read more

2015 PolyU Tourist Satisfaction and Tourism Service Quality Indices Released

The 2015 PolyU Tourist Satisfaction Index (PolyU TSI) and Tourism Service Quality Index (PolyU TSQI) showed general increases compared with the 2014 results, according to a report recently released by the SHTM. The 2015 PolyU TSI and PolyU TSQI stood at 74.71 and 75.22 respectively, recording increases of 0.21 and 0.71 points respectively. Read more

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

Professor Kaye Chon was bestowed the Founder's (Dr. Hai-sik Sohn) Award from the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) at the APTA 2016 Annual Conference in Beijing, China on 1-4 June. The award is the first of its kind by APTA to recognise a scholar or industry leader who has made significant lifetime contributions in advancing tourism research and/or industry practices in the Asia Pacific region. The award was created in the honour of Professor Hai-sik Sohn, the founder of APTA who also served as Chairman of the organisation from 1995 to 2006. Professor Chon was one of the founding members of APTA in 1995. Read more

SHTM VISITORS

15 June - Government Secondary Schools, Hong Kong

Twenty Principals and Assistant Principals from government secondary schools in Hong Kong visited the SHTM. Read more

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS

Professor Brian King delivered a keynote speech on "The Development of Integrated Resorts in Asia-Pacific: Embracing Bleisure & Edutainment" at the 2016 International Conference of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management in Taipei, Taiwan on 13-15 May. Read more

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