July 2025

Volume 26, Issue 3

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

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Empower Your Future with the World's 1st Master's Degree in AI for Hospitality, and Other Exceptional Degrees at SHTM

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University proudly presents the World's first Master of Science (MSc) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hospitality – a pioneering programme designed to meet the global demand for AI-savvy hospitality professionals.

SHTM Leads the Way with Major Publicly Funded Research Grants

As a global centre of excellence in hospitality and tourism education, academic research lies at the heart of SHTM. The high quality of its research output is a testament to SHTM's commitment to advancing the industry through knowledge.

Successful Conclusion of the 3rd OBOROT International Conference

SHTM proudly co-organised the 3rd One Belt One Road One Tourism (OBOROT) Conference with the Central Asian University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 24 to 27 June 2025 – marking the first time the conference was held in Central Asia.

IMPACT2025: Transforming Hospitality and Tourism for a Sustainable Future

SHTM and the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism are organising the IMPACT2025 conference in collaboration with the Co-Star SHARE Centre. The conference will be held in Hong Kong between 7 and 9 December 2025.

Undergraduate Student Research Competition @ IMPACT2025

The Undergraduate Student Research Competition aims to showcase undergraduate students' theoretical knowledge and research skills and extend the frontiers of their knowledge in hospitality, tourism, events and other related fields.

Elevate Your Expertise in Hospitality Anytime, Anywhere

The SHTM MicroMasters in International Hospitality Management empowers students worldwide to build strategic and practical skills in hospitality at their own pace, and provides a pathway to SHTM's on-campus Master's programmes.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION

Prof Nan Chen and Prof Cathy Hsu received the Article of the Year Award at the 2025 ICHRIE Global Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 18-20 June for their paper entitled "Family Tourist Emotional Experience: Emotion-Generative and Regulatory Process".

SHTM VISITORS

16 June – Mahasarakham University, Thailand

Led by Dr Prayook Srivilai, President of Mahasarakham University, 6 faculty members visited SHTM and Hotel ICON.

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Dean Kaye Chon, Prof Lisa Gao, Prof Michael Lin and Prof Jinah Park attended the 30th APTA Annual Conference in Busan, Korea on 7-9 July 2025.

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