The first round of the “Take Off! Accor Worldwide Students Challenge 2023” organized by AccorHotels, a French hotel group, for global university students has recently concluded. Under the guidance of Dr. Tammy Meng Ting, a team from City University of Macau named “WGP” composed of Yang Zhouyang and Qin Junying from the Faculty of International Tourism and Management, as well as Wu Yuhao from the Faculty of Innovation and Design stood out from 152 participating teams globally. They achieved the first place in the Greater China region and successfully advanced to the top 16 globally. They will represent the Greater China region to compete in the top 5 globally.
This year’s global innovation competition focused on finding solutions for the hospitality industry to succeed in the new era. The 2023 edition of the competition was titled “What memorable digital and innovative experiences could Accor offer its guests to develop and ensure their loyalty?” and received 152 entries from 32 countries. The competition was intense, with only 10% of the teams selected to advance to the next stage in the preliminary session.
Source: Faculty of International Tourism and Management
