Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has signed an MoU with Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University to form a Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance to study the tourism-related topics in the GBA.
IFTM and SYSU have jointly carried out a research project on “GBA cross-border governance, coordination and management in tourism crisis (粤港澳大灣區旅遊危機治理、協作與管理)” since 2020. The project is handled by Dr. Penny Wan, Dr. Xiangping Li and Dr. Virginia Lau with the support from ITRC in IFTM.
The related study was published in journal and book, as well as presented and shared at different academic events. The team has proudly received the 2022 JHTM Highly Commended Paper Award by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM), a leading journal in the tourism and hospitality field (SSCI impact factor 7.629 in 2022, rated ‘A’ on the ABDC Journal Quality List).
About the award
JHTM offers three annual awards to recognize and motivate high-quality achievement in published research: one Best Paper Award and two Highly Commended Paper Awards. The editorial team of the JHTM selected these papers based on both quantitative analysis (including usage statistics and Scopus citation counts of the published papers) and qualitative assessment of the papers’ contribution to the research field. The study examined how public and private sectors partnered to spur the recovery of the tourism industry from COVID-19. Specifically, it highlights the crucial roles played by the Macao government and the crisis leader in tourism recovery.
Presented at
The 4th Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance Forum (5 November 2021)
The 5th International Conference on Events (18 November 2021）
publications
Wan, Y. K., Li, X., Lau, V. M.-C., & Dioko, L. (D. (2022). Destination governance in times of crisis and the role of public-private partnerships in tourism recovery from covid-19: The case of Macao. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 51, 218–228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2022.03.012
李 湘萍, 刘 名珍, 温 艳琼, & Dioko, L. (2022). 2020年澳门旅游业：新冠肺炎疫情的影响及复苏政策. In 徐 红罡 & 保 继刚 (Eds.), 粤港澳大湾区旅游业发展报告(2021) (粤港澳大湾区蓝皮书, pp. 287–306). 北京: 社会科学文献出版社.
Penny Yim King Wan, Jie Li, Virginia Meng-Chan Lau & Xiangping Li (2023) Adaptive Co-Management for Regional Tourism Governance Under the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Greater Bay Area, China, Journal of China Tourism Research, DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2023.2266556
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Magazine Article
Wan, Y., Li, X., Lau, M., & Dioko, L. A. (2022). Public-private partnerships: Macau's own medicine for COVID-19. macaubusiness, (September 2022), 50-51.
