December 2017
Volume 18, Issue 5
Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION
Professor Brian King received the "Hall of Fame for Outstanding Individual Support of THE-ICE and THE-ICE IPoE Forum" award at the THE-ICE 11th International Panel of Experts (IPoE) Forum in Melbourne, Australia on 13-16 November 2017.
Four SHTM graduates were rewarded at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's 23rd Congregation (SHTM) on 10 November 2017.

Mr Matthew Kum received the Mr Louen Tang Best Undergraduate Honours Thesis Award 2016/17 for his thesis entitled "Harmony or Truth: The Application and Ethicality of Deception in Hospitality".
Ms Xingqi Chen received the Best MSc Dissertation Award 2016/17 for her thesis entitled "The Effects of Hotel Indoor Air Quality Enhancement Measures on Consumers' Online Hotel Booking Intention".
Dr Jiwon Seo received the Best D.HTM Thesis Award 2016/17 for her thesis entitled "The Antecedents and Consequences of Chinese Consumer Attitude toward Co-branding between High-end Fashion Designers and Luxury Hotels".
Dr Shun Ye received the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2016/17 for his thesis entitled "Small Accommodation Business Growth: Patterns, Precedents and Outcomes Observed from Rural Zhejiang Province of China".
Three SHTM faculty members were recently rewarded for excellent performance in their fields.

Professor Hanqin Qiu received an SHTM Teaching Excellence Award for her leadership of the SHTM MOOC team in developing a PolyUx MicroMasters programme in International Hospitality Management (IHM) to bridge the knowledge gap between higher education and the workplace.
Dr Kam Hung, who has had 35 refereed papers accepted by various international conference and has received three Best Paper Awards since she joined the SHTM, received an SHTM Research Excellence Award.
Dr Alan Wong received an SHTM Service Excellence Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the enhancement of service excellence at the SHTM.
Dr Sam Kim has been appointed to Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel Research.
Dr Lorenzo Masiero has been appointed to Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel Research and Tourism Economics.
Dr Dan Wang was nominated as a Regional Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology.
Dr Sam Kim received the Best Paper Award for his co-authored paper entitled "Destination Image is Stable or Fluctuating?" at the TTRA Asia Pacific Chapter 5th Annual Conference in Hong Kong on 6-8 December 2017.
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