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.