Issue 1
January 2016
HONG KONG 2016
2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and
15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
NEWSLETTER
"Message from Conference Chairman"
It gives me great pleasure to present to you the HONG KONG 2016 Conference: 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (HONG
KONG 2016) organised by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). I am delighted that the conference takes place in vibrant Hong Kong and at our state-of-the-art teaching and research hotel, Hotel ICON, on 16-18 May 2016.
HONG KONG 2016 is a unique two-in-one conference combining the 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and the 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism. The conference takes the theme “Innovation ∙ Research ∙ Education”. The theme aptly reflects the aim of this conference which is to provide a networking platform for educators, thought leaders, students and industry professionals to exchange insights related to innovations and trends in the global tourism and hospitality industry, as well as opportunities and challenges that the industry is currently facing. Organizing a conference of this scale takes collective team efforts by many people and I wish to acknowledge our faculty members and students who
are working tirelessly to ensure that delegates are provided with an exceptional platform to exchange
dialogue, to connect and network.
I look forward to your participation in the conference.
Professor Kaye Chon
Dean and Chair Professor School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
and
Chairman
Hong Kong 2016
Featured Speakers
Stay tuned for more news...
Professor Kaye Chon
Dean and Chair Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor John Tribe
Professor
University of Surrey
Professor Fabien Fresnel
Dean
École hôtelière de Lausanne
Professor Geoffrey Crouch
Professor
La Trobe University
Senior Vice President
Research and Founding Director
SHARE Center
Mr Steve Hood
Professor Cathy Hsu
Chair Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor Brian King
Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor Rob Law
Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor Bob McKercher
Professor Fevzi Okumus
Professor
University of Central Florida
Professor Abraham Pizam
Professor
University of Central Florida
Professor Dennis Reynolds
Dean
University of Houston
Professor Chris Ryan
Professor
Waikato University
Professor Haiyan Song
Chair Professor
SHTM, PolyU
Professor John Tribe
Professor
University of Surrey
Professor Hanqin Qiu
Professor
SHTM, PolyU
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Past Conferences
In 2012, the 11th Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for Graduate Students Research in Tourism and International Convention & Expo Summit 2012 (ICES), was organised by the SHTM with a theme “Initiate Connecting Opportunities Now!”.
In 2014, Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference and Asia Tourism Forum (Global 2014 & 11th ATF) took the theme “Charting the New Path: Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality – INNOVATIONS ∙ RESEARCH ∙ EDUCATION”, was organised by the SHTM jointly with the Taylor & Francis Group.
2012
2014
11th Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for Graduate Students Research in Tourism and
International Convention & Expo Summit 2012 (ICES)
Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission deadline: 7 March 2016
Full paper submission deadline: 11 April 2016
Paper Submission
2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference: paper.global2016@polyu.edu.hk
15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students in Tourism: paper.apf2016@polyu.edu.hk
Undergraduate Student Best Research Paper Award
The SHTM is offering three Best Research Paper Awards to undergraduate students at the 15th APF. This Award is open to all undergraduate students with up to one co-author (the co-author can be a faculty member). The undergraduate student must be the first author. To be eligible for the Award, only full papers will be considered.
Submission deadline: 29 February 2016
Full papers submission: Dr Stephen Pratt (stephen.pratt@polyu.edu.hk)
Organising Committee
The organising committee of the Hong Kong 2016 is formed by a group of 53 undergraduate students studying in the SHTM.
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Who Should Attend?
Tourism and hospitality
industry practitioners
Hospitality executives
and employers
Representatives of tourism
authorities and marketing organizations
Researchers and consultants
in tourism and hospitality industry
Academics and students in
the field of tourism and hospitality
Editors of tourism and
hospitality related journals
