CityU hosts 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

The 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism was held at City University of Macau (CityU) recently. The conference, co-organized by CityU’s Faculty of International Tourism and Management (FITM) and the Department of Tourism Management of the South China University of Technology (SCUT), focused on the theme “Tourism +: Exploring the Intersection of Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability in the Greater Bay Area.”

FITM Executive Associate Dean Jacky Li Xi called for creative ideas and solutions to promote sustainable tourism in the Greater Bay Area. The keynote speeches featured presentations by Associate Professor Cui Qingming from SCUT’s Department of Tourism Management on “Wildlife Tourism Ethics” and Dr. Hu Xiuyong, former director of human resources at the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), on “Personalization in the Hospitality Industry.” The subsequent panel discussion, moderated by Assistant Professor Gao Yuting, master’s program coordinator at FITM, brought together Professor Zhao Weibing, dean of the Faculty of Creative Tourism and Intelligent Technologies of the Macao University of Tourism, SCUT Associate Professor Bi Douduo, Ms. Rebecca Tam, vice president of the Macao Professional Talent Development Association, and Professor Jacky Li Xi for a stimulating exchange of ideas.

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Source: Faculty of International Tourism and Management