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December 27, 2012 - The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announces the launch of a global competition, which will be held next month, to shape tomorrow’s guestrooms, and by doing so – helping to set new standards for hotel rooms for the future. The School is inviting industry participation to the competition. Hotel suppliers and providers in design, technology and well-being are invited to join the “Tomorrow’s Guestrooms” competition organised by the SHTM and Hotel ICON, the School’s teaching and research hotel, which will take place from 7 to 18 January 2013. “There are no physical boundaries as to who can enter the competition,” said Dr Basak Denizci Guillet, Assistant Professor of the SHTM and Co-ordinator of “Tomorrow’s Guestrooms”, “and in fact the more products and services entered in the competition the better as it gives us a wide range to select the best and most innovative ones from.” Entrants will be reviewed by an expert panel and winners will be granted the unique opportunity for their products and services to be tested and researched in three dedicated guestrooms at Hong Kong’s one-of-a-kind teaching and research hotel – Hotel ICON, for a period of six months. An SHTM initiative, the three dedicated guestrooms serve as an innovative platform to innovate, develop and showcase new technologies, hotel designs and business concepts in hotel management. The three dedicated guestrooms have their own unique theme; “design”, “technology”, and “well-being”: Guestroom
– Design
Hotel suppliers and service providers who want
to play a part in shaping tomorrow’s guestrooms are encouraged to share
their
products and knowledge via this exceptional platform.This guestroom focuses on interior design and addresses the needs of future travellers. The design features showcased in this dedicated guestroom as well as the other two, have the potential to be implemented and adopted by the industry. Guestroom – Technology This guestroom allows suppliers to incorporate system, knowledge and skills to provide opportunities for customers to be exposed to state-of-the-art materials and products. Guestroom – Well-being This guestroom aims to promote aspects of health and well-being in order to further enhance the guest experience and promote environmental protection and sustainability. “The best way to predict the future is to create it,” said Professor Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor of the SHTM. “Through these dedicated guestrooms, the School is creating a ‘House of Innovation’ not only for the benefit of education and research but also for the advancement of the entire hotel industry,” he noted. Entry to the “Tomorrow’s Guestrooms” competition will be accepted from 7 to 18 January 2013. For details and applications, please visit: http://hotelschool.shtm.polyu.edu.hk/tgr. “Tomorrow’s Guestrooms” Competition Organising Committee Chairmen: Professor Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor, SHTM Mr Terence Ronson, Managing Director, Pertlink Ltd Members: Mr Richard Hatter, General Manager, Hotel ICON Dr Basak Denizci Guillet, Assistant Professor, SHTM Mr Murray Mackenzie, Education Specialist (Integrated Learning), SHTM Ms Susana Fork, Director of Rooms, Hotel ICON Mr Jason Pang, Director of Technology and Innovation, Hotel ICON Ms Janet Wu, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hotel ICON Ms Pauline Ngan, Senior Marketing Manager, SHTM
About School of Hotel
and Tourism Management With 65 academic staff drawing from 19 countries and regions, the School offers programmes at levels ranging from Higher Diploma to Ph.D. Currently a member of the UNWTO Knowledge Network, the School was recently bestowed the McCool Breakthrough Award by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE) recognising its breakthrough in the form of its teaching and research hotel – Hotel ICON – the heart of the School’s innovative approach to hospitality and tourism education. |
Press Contacts: Dr Basak Denizci Guillet Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator of “Tomorrow’s Guestrooms” School of Hotel and Tourism Management Tel: (852) 3400 2173 E-mail: [email protected] Ms Pauline Ngan Senior Marketing Manager School of Hotel and Tourism Management Telephone : +852 3400-2634 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.polyu.edu.hk/htm |