March 2021

Volume 22, Issue 1

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

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SHTM New Home
Ten Years Under the Same Roof

With a vision unlike any other, the SHTM moved to the premises that remain its home today a decade ago. Bringing the School and Hotel ICON under the same roof represented an important milestone in the SHTM's development. The School's paradigm-shifting approach to hospitality and tourism education, with Hotel ICON at its core, has nurtured its reputation as the leading institution of its kind in Asia and the world.

Early on 17 January 2011, the doors to the SHTM's new home opened to students for the first time. Professor Kaye Chon, SHTM Dean and Chair Professor and Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management, was there to greet the new arrivals.

Smart Tourism in the Greater Bay Area Forum

The Smart Tourism in the Greater Bay Area Forum will be held in Hong Kong on 21 May 2021. The forum will be organised by the SHTM in collaboration with the Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre of the SHTM, School of Tourism Management of Sun Yat-Sen University and Macao Institute for Tourism Studies.

Career Day 2021

On 12 March, the School hosted its 2021 Career Day, which enabled graduate and undergraduate students to gather information on potential employers in the hospitality and tourism industry. Virtual exhibition booths were set up by 18 companies, including local organisations and international chains in the hospitality, catering and tourism sectors.

Virtual CHE Workshop

Hosted by the SHTM, a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) Workshop leading to professional recognition was held online on 7-12 January 2021. The workshop was led by Dr Fred Mayo on behalf of the School and the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

Miss Wong Hei Ching, Onyx, a final year student in the BSc(Hons) in Hotel Management programme, received the Outstanding Student Award of School and The Most Outstanding PolyU Student Award 2020 at PolyU's Outstanding Student Awards presentation ceremony on 12 March 2021.

HOTEL ICON OFFERS

24-Hour Stay package

If you had 24 hours, what would you do? Select any time of the day at your convenience to start your 24-hour experience at Hotel ICON!

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS

Professor Haiyan Song gave a speech entitled "Forecasting Tourism and Hospitality Research in the Asia Pacific" at the first International Tourism and Hospitality Annual Research Convention cum International Annual Tourism and Hospitality Student Research Conference, delivered online on 26–27 February 2021.

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