On April 12, 2025, an online symposium was hosted by APacCHRIE and co-organized by the SHTM Mainland Alumni Association of HKPolyU and Guangzhou Wentour Information Technology Co., LTD. The theme of the meeting was: How can the HTM major break through in the AI Era by Taking Advantage of the minor specialization trend? The meeting attracted 125 college teachers to participate. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Kevin Yu, the representative of APacCHRIE in Mainland China. Dr. Lawrence Fong, the president of APacCHRIE, introduced the development of ICHRIE and APacCHIRIE. Dr. Truman Huang, the Director of Networking of APacCHRIE initiated a discussion on the construction of minor specialization for digital and intelligent operation of hotel and tourism enterprises under the background of the “Double Thousand Plan”. During the roundtable forum, Dr. Wang Dan, an associate professor from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Professor Tian Furong, the dean and professor of the School of Tourism at Kunming University, Hu Xiaohan, the executive dean of Shanghai Lausanne Hotel Management Institute, Professor Chen Guang, the dean of Modern Hotel Management at Chengdu Ginkgo Hotel Management Institute, and Dr. Simon Tian, the founder of Menduner Recruitment Platform, shared their insights. Dr. Zhang Yong, the president of Fengyue Hotels & Resorts, Yin Ying, the president of Jinling Hotel Management Company, and Chen Mengchao, the vice president of Wanda Hotels & Resorts Group discussed the construction of minor specialization from the perspective of talent supply and demand.
