Tourism Research and Education Forum of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau and ASEAN (31 Oct -1 Nov 2019)

Hosted by the School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, China and coorganised by Macao Institute for Tourism Studies and School of Hotel and Tourism Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, the “Tourism Research and Education Forum of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau and ASEAN” was successfully held on 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2019, in Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. 

The Forum invited scholars from universities and tourism institutions in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN countries and had attracted 120 participants. A discussion and communication focusing on the “Tourism Research and Education” was carried out to find out key issues and solutions. Through this platform, a good tourism academic sharing and long-term cooperation could be established between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as between China and ASEAN countries.

Themes of the Forum included higher education and talent development of tourism in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; development of Urban Tourism in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; joint training of cross-cultural tourism talents between China and association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN); tourism research communication and cooperation between China and ASEAN.

President Dr. Fanny Vong presented her keynote speech on “Macao-Guangzhou collaboration in Talent Development for Tourism” and Prof. John Ap delivered his keynote presentation about “Tourism Education& Research in Macao: Some Perspectives & Observations”. Prof. Leonardo A. N. Dioko shared the results of a year-long research by IFTM, SYSU, and HKPU “Foundations for developing a destination brand for the Greater Bay Area” together with Prof. Guojun Zeng and Mr. Mingyang Zhu from SYSU as well as Dr. Ksenia Kirillova from HKPU.

IFTM faculty also shared their joint research findings at the Forum:

  • Prof. John Ap and Dr. Jose But presented “Local Community Perceptions of Tourism Development in Macao”

  • Dr. Shanshan Qi, Mr. Don Wu presented “Smart Tourism Development in Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area”

  • Mr. Wilson Hong presented “An Eye-Tracking Study of Exoticism in Intra-national Destinations in the Greater Bay Area of China”

Dr. Eve Ren, as representative of IFTM, also joined the forum and attended the “Guangdong Tourism Management Teaching Committee Meeting” which was held during the above-mentioned forum.

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