July 2018

Volume 19, Issue 3

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

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Legendary Hotelier Honoured with
SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award

Thanpuying Chanut Piyaoui, Founder and Honorary Chairman of Dusit International, was bestowed the SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award this year. The award was presented to Thanpuying Chanut, now 97 years old, in Bangkok in February 2018. At a ceremony held in her honour at Hotel ICON on 22 June, Thanpuying Chanut was represented by her son Mr Chanin Donavanik, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Dusit International.

SHTM Ranked World No. 1

The SHTM has again excelled in university rankings, taking top spot in the "Hospitality and Tourism Management" category of ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018. This is further concrete proof of the School's commitment to achieving global excellence in hospitality and tourism education and research.

SHTM to Host 2019 APacCHRIE & EuroCHRIE cum 4th Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference

The SHTM will host the 2019 APacCHRIE & EuroCHRIE cum 4th Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference, which will be held in Hong Kong on 22-25 May at the state-of-the-art Hotel ICON, the School's groundbreaking teaching and research hotel.

MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management - Autumn Run

The SHTM's MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management (MM), a unique and highly successful Master's level programme offered on the world-renowned edX online learning platform, continues to attract learners from around the world.

Intensive Learning at CHE Workshop

A Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) Workshop leading to professional recognition hosted by the SHTM was held from 12 to 15 June this year on the School premises. The workshop was led by Dr Fred Mayo on behalf of the School and the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

SHTM staff members had considerable success in obtaining major publicly funded competitive research grants this year.

SHTM VISITORS

5 June - Tourism Commission, HKSAR Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Hong Kong

Mr Joe Wong, Commissioner for Tourism, Tourism Commission, HKSAR Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and Mr Simpson Lo, Assistant Commissioner for Tourism visited the SHTM.

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS

Professor Haiyan Song presented papers entitled "Forecasting Tourism Growth Turning Points" and "The Bayesian Approach to Combine Quantitative and Judgmental Tourism Demand Forecasts" at the International Symposium on Forecasting 2018 in Boulder, Colorado, USA on 17-20 June.

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