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
Welcome Message from Dean Kaye Chon
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. Organising 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
Walter Kwok Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management
Dean and Chair Professor
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
and
Chairman
Hong Kong 2016