Doctoral student Mr. Yang Kuo of the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management （FHTM）and his supervisor, Associate Professor Dr. Ally Park, won an award at the recent ApacCHRIE Online Conference held in June in Singapore. Their research paper, entitled “Antecedents and Consequences of Tourists’ Empathy on Destination Loyalty: A Conceptual Model” was selected as one of the best research papers and they won the Industry Practice Award.
APacCHRIE Online Conference 2021
The ApacCHRIE (Asia Pacific Council for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education) is one of the most influential tourism academic conference in the Asia-Pacific region. This year it was held in Singapore from June 2 to 4. Many experts and scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, United Kingdom, United States, and other countries attended this conference. Due to the influence of COVID-19, the conference was held online. This was the first time Yang attended an international conference and was excited to receive such a prestigious award. The faculty is truly proud of him and congratulates him on his achievement. This performance will hopefully encourage more doctoral students in FHTM to produce and present quality relevant research papers in future conferences.
