PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management
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About PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management:

For over 40 years, PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management has refined a distinctive vision of hospitality and tourism education and become a world-leading hotel and tourism school. Rated No. 1 in the world in the “Hospitality and Tourism Management” category according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020, placed No. 1 globally in the “Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services” category in the University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2019/2020 and ranked No. 1 in the world in the “Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism” subject area by the CWUR Rankings by Subject 2017, the SHTM is a symbol of excellence in the field, exemplifying its motto of Leading Hospitality and Tourism.

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ARTICLES

Holidaying in the metaverse

While the metaverse will not replace in-person travel, it has golden potential to fuse physical and virtual environments.
family reunion

Visiting loved ones may drive tourism recovery

VFR has been dubbed the “sleeping giant” of the tourism industry; visiting friends and relatives is a grossly overlooked motive for travelling.
outside-hotel guests

A new flavour for hotels

Considering the effects of outside-hotel customers on hotel performance, hotels should treat outside-hotel guests as their main target and develop management practices related to them.
fake smile

The cost of faking a smile

New findings show that suppressing or hiding internal feelings can be detrimental to employees and reduce their intention to remain their role, which has clear managerial and practical implications.