{"id":3274,"date":"2017-11-24T04:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T04:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2017-11-24T04:39:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T04:39:09","slug":"ift-scholars-sweep-awards-at-hospitality-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/ift-scholars-sweep-awards-at-hospitality-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"IFT scholars sweep awards at hospitality conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3274 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-herald-lay-a'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_1-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3272'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left to right: IFT Assistant Professors Dr. Connie Loi, Dr. Cindia Lam and Dr. Clara Lei pose with their respective awards \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Award_2-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3273'>\n\t\t\t\tIFT Assistant Professor Dr. Cindia Lam (left) and Lecturer Mr. Billy Im (right) \u2013 with alumna Ms. Cindy Xiao \u2013 received the EuroCHRIE 2017 Conference&#8217;s Research Award for their paper, \u201cThe Role of Sensation-Seeking Styles on Travel Risk Perception and the Need for Travel Insurance\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-3276  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>IFT academics completed a clean sweep at the EuroCHRIE 2017 Conference, winning the event\u2019s 2 award categories for research papers. The conference took place in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, from 23 to 25 October.<\/p>\n<p>IFT Assistant Professors Dr. Connie Loi, Dr. Clara Lei and Dr. Fernando Louren\u00e7o received the In-Practice Award for their paper \u201cTo Leave or Not to Leave? A Myth of the Employment Market in the Casino Industry in Macao\u201d. The In-Practice Award acknowledges \u201csuperior industry-focused\u201d research presented at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>IFT Assistant Professor Dr. Cindia Lam, Lecturer Mr. Billy Im and alumna Ms. Cindy Xiao received the conference\u2019s Research Award for their paper, \u201cThe Role of Sensation-Seeking Styles on Travel Risk Perception and the Need for Travel Insurance\u201d. The Research Award commends an individual piece of research submitted to the EuroCHRIE conference that has made \u201ca significant contribution\u201d to the tourism and hospitality industry and to education.<\/p>\n<p>EuroCHRIE is the official federation for Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education \u2013 also known as International CHRIE. The body is a leading international organisation that supports education and training for hospitality and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1946 as a non-profit organisation for schools, colleges and universities offering programmes of study in hospitality and tourism, International CHRIE has since expanded its scope to include the enhancement of professionalism at all levels of the hospitality and tourism industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFT academics completed a clean sweep at the EuroCHRIE 2017 Conference, winning the event\u2019s 2 award categories for research papers. 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