Anyone can register until 10 April 2018; partnership with Fudan University & Hong Kong Polytechnic University. ITB China
brings jobseekers and personnel managers from tourism companies together.
SHANGHAI / BERLIN – Equipping youths with skills which will make them more employable for current and future jobs in the
travel markets: For the first time ITB China will constitute the last day of the ITB China Conference, 18 May 2018, to a
dedicated ‘Education & Job Day’ in partnership with Fudan University & Hong Kong Polytechnic University. ITB China
exhibitors and non-exhibitors, including Chinese and foreign universities, technical colleges, professional academies and
other service providers may apply until 10 April to secure a highly desired place at the Education & Job Day to present
themselves and their services and offers to visitors to the marketplace of China’s new travel trade show.
All Tourism management students will have the possibility to access ITB China at this day for free. Jobseekers will be
able to see all job offers on a job wall in the conference area and can make immediate contact with personnel managers and
apply for jobs directly at the show. Newcomers can gain an overview of University degree courses and Executive Education
courses in tourism and will receive tips on how to find work and degree courses abroad.
At this year’s ITB China, the new marketplace for the Chinese travel industry, taking place from 16 – 18 May 2018, wide
ranging podium discussions and informative lectures, such as one-hour sessions on travel education awaits visitors at the
Education & Job Day on 18 May 2018Applicants can elevator-pitch to potential employers from leading companies for their
dream job at ITB China 2018.
Dr. Sun Yunlong, Vice Dean, Department of Tourism & Director, MTA office at Fudan University, said: “We live in a world of
technological disruption, where traditions are being disintegrated and reshaped”. According to him “the tourism sector and
its practitioners are no exceptions. So we must redefine tourism education and talents. To that end, we should recognize
the profound changes in the tourism industry and decide what is to rise and what is to wane. With ITB China and its co-
organizer Travel Daily China both being first-class platforms for travel-industry exchanges, I believe this creative
connection between our education platforms and ITB China will surely bring about fantastic views on these questions.
Looking forward to ITB China 2018!”
Professor Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University and Walter Kwok, Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management, said: “With an
exclusive focus on the Chinese travel market, ITB China provides an exceptional platform on which a diverse range of
destinations and industry sectors are presented to Chinese as well as international hospitality and tourism professionals.
We at the SHTM see this as an excellent opportunity for an international educational institution such as ourselves and
global industry executives to converge and discuss career-defining strategies and plans. This strategic collaboration is
in keeping with our common interest in nurturing hospitality and tourism professionals to lead the industry into its
future. Ranked among the world’s top hotel and tourism schools and based in the heart of the booming Asia-Pacific region,
the SHTM is best placed to provide international education to meet the specific demands of a truly global industry.”
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
