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SIHTM Mentors React To Global Speakers, Take Part In International Conventions

Updated: Aug 21, 2023



Mentors from the University of Baguio’s School of International Hospitality and Tourism Management (UB-SIHTM) served as panel reactors during the 17th and 18th EdukCircle International Tourism and Hospitality Conventions held virtually via Zoom on October 1, 2022, and March 11, 2023, respectively.


Six mentors reacted to global issues presented by professors from renowned universities in Canada and the United States of America during the 17th EdukCircle International Tourism and Hospitality Convention. The international professors shared their best practices in their respective Universities and research-based outputs, while the SIHTM mentors were given the opportunity to share their thoughts and insights, as well as ask for the best advice on how these practices could be applied in the Philippines.


During the 18th EdukCircle International Tourism and Hospitality Convention, 11 UB-SIHTM faculty members served as panel reactors. With the various global trends and issues in the hospitality and tourism industry presented by the professors from universities in the United States of America, New Zealand, Australia, Macau, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, the SIHTM mentors, alongside faculty members from other colleges and universities in the Philippines, were allowed to have an exchange of viewpoints with the said international professors. Similarly, the best advice on how the sustainable practices presented could be applied in the country was sought by the SIHTM mentors.

The following were the event speakers and UB-SIHTM reactors:


17th EdukCircle International Tourism and Hospitality Convention

Experiential Marketing

Dr. Robert Kwortnik, Jr., Associate Professor

SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

UBSIHTM reactor: Ms. Pamela Eileen Mae Consul

Land Use Regulations and Small Tourism Enterprises

Dr. Amit Sharma, Professor

Department of Hospitality Management, Pennsylvania State University

UBSIHTM reactor: Ms. Jessel Joy R. Sangdaan, MBA


Sustainable Tourism Production and Consumption for the Tourism and Hospitality Industries

Dr. Xavier Font, Professor

School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Surrey

UBSIHTM reactor: Ms. Roeanne Mylene K. Yango

Community Tables: Restaurant Social Enterprises Addressing Food Justice

Ms. Heather Kolakowski, Lecturer

SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

UBSIHTM reactor: Mr. Alexander Molintas, MBA

Impact of the Sharing Economy on Hospitality

Dr. Amanda Belarmino, Assistant Professor

Hospitality Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

UBSIHTM reactor: Ms. Rachel Grace A. Liclican, MBA


Discussions of the Origins of US Hospitality Management: A Historical and Global Perspective

Dr. Hubert B. Van Hoof, Professor

Department of Hospitality Management, Pennsylvania State University

UBSIHTM reactor: Mr. Carlo John Carpio


18th EdukCircle International Tourism and Hospitality Convention

Assessment of the U.S. Travelers' Perception of Central Asia

Professor Anna Abelson, Adjunct Professor

Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality Education, New York University (USA)

UB-SIHTM Reactors: Ms. Pamela Eileen Mae Consul & Ms. Mary Joy B. Limpin, MAHE

Co-creating Luxury Accommodation Experiences

Dr. Tracy Harkison, Associate Professor

Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology

UB-SIHTM Reactors: Ms. Ma. Victoria L. Natividad, MSBA & Ms. Lauren Kaye Navarro


Resilient and Regenerative Food Systems

Dr. Tracy Berno, Associate Dean - Postgraduate

Culture & Society, Auckland University of Technology

UB-SIHTM Reactor: Ms. Ailene Carillo - Manecla, MBA


Message Queueing in Green Hotels: Does It Really Matter?

Dr. Rawan Nimri, Associate Professor

Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University (Australia)

UB-SIHTM Reactors: Ms. Desiree Anne Olimpo, MBA & Ms. Kresdale May G. Pacalso, MBA

Heritage Revitalization and Conservation

Mr. Ka Hou Kelvin Leong, Lecturer

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (Macau)

UB-SIHTM Reactor: Ms. Joanna Marie B. Victorio, MBA


High Gastronomy and Fine Dining – A Future Outlook of the Industry

Mr. Frank Schuetzendorf, Visiting Faculty

Glion Institute of Higher Education

UB-SIHTM Reactor: Ms. Sweet Eulynette Garcia, MBA

Can Tourism be Climate Positive?

Dr. Rebecca Hawkins, Senior Lecturer

Oxford School of Hospitality Management, Oxford Brookes University (UK)

UB-SIHTM Reactors: Ms. Rachel Grace A. Liclican, MBA & Ms. Roeanne Mylene K. Yango


The online international conventions, participated by more than six hundred students and faculty members from different colleges and universities in the Philippines, were hosted by The EdukCircle-International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS). It is an institution that provides a venue for the advancement and essential evaluation of communication practices in different academic fields which has also established itself as a front-runner in the dissemination of recent research in the development of hospitality management and tourism studies.




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