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From October 13 to 15, Tourism Research Frontiers Annual Forum?2023 "Changes and Challenges: Research on Cultural Tourism Innovation and Development" was held at the School of Tourism and Service?of Nankai University.?The forum was the annual conference of China Tourism Education Alliance, hosted by School of Tourism and Service of the Nankai University, and co-organized by Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management of the University of Macau, Department of Tourism of Fudan University and School of Business of Sun Yat-sen University.

With the theme of new changes, new opportunities, new energy, new explorations and new attempts in the high-quality development of tourism, the forum will lead the academic dialogue, promote related research and development, promote exchange and cooperation of?industry-university-research?in the field of hotel and tourism management, and create a sustainable and high-quality tourism education cooperation platform.

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This Annual conference attracted more than 100 faculties and students from 45 domestic and overseas schools to submit and participate in the exchange.?Professor Liu Jingyan of our school was invited to Round-table forum. It was shared and discussed in the Round-table forum that the latest developments of Journals such as Annals of Annals of Tourism Research,?Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,?Tourism Tribune, Tourism Science. Professor Wu Chenguang gave a keynote speech entitled "Theoretical Discussion and Methodological Practice of Tourism Demand Analysis and Prediction in the Age of Data Intelligence", and Professor Han Xiaoyun made comments in the sub-forum.

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Six outstanding papers were selected at this Annual Conference, among which three papers by doctoral students and undergraduates students in our school in cooperation with?their supervisors won the Excellent Paper Award.

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"Tourism economic resilience of the cities in China: The measurement and influencing factors " , ?which was recommended as a national project. The research result of this project was mainly contributed by five undergraduate students of our school, which was based on the 2023 Sun Yat-sen University College Students¡® Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program. Professor Wu Chenguang was awarded as the Excellent Supervisor of undergraduate for this project. Professor Han Xiaoyun was awarded the Excellent Reviewer Award of this forum.