In October, 2026, a delegation from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) at Macau University of Science and Technology, led by Associate Professor Juan Tang, attended the 2026 Tourism Tribune China Tourism Research Annual Conference and the symposium marking the journal’s 40th anniversary in Beijing. Associate Professor Tang served as convener of Forum 6, “Enhancing the Global Reach and Influence of Chinese Civilization through Tourism Development.” Three FHTM papers were selected for presentation at the forum, and one received an Excellent Conference Paper Award.
Faculty Members and Students from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management at MUST
Tourism Tribune is indexed in CSSCI, recognized as a Chinese core journal, and rated as an authoritative journal under the AMI system; it has been named one of China’s most internationally influential academic journals for several consecutive years. Hosted by Beijing Union University and organized by its College of Tourism and the journal’s editorial office, the conference brought together nearly 1,000 editorial board members, scholars, faculty and students from institutions including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the China Tourism Academy, Sun Yat-sen University, Peking University, Nankai University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Group Photo of Participants at the Parallel Forum “Enhancing the Global Reach and Influence of Chinese Civilization through Tourism Development”
Forum 6 examined how tourism can support the communication of Chinese civilization and tell China’s stories, covering cultural expression in culture–tourism integration, mutual learning among civilizations and international communication. The paper “Football Fans’ Away-Game Travel: Tourism Experiences and Mechanisms of Identity Transformation from a Liminality Theory Perspective”, co-authored by Jianing Zhang, Xiaohong Li and Juan Tang, was selected from 446 submissions as one of 20 Excellent Conference Papers. FHTM faculty and students also engaged actively in parallel sessions, demonstrating strong professional competence and research insight. FHTM will continue to strengthen academic exchange at home and abroad and advance tourism research and talent development.
The Best Paper Award Certificate
Group photo of the Best Paper Award Recipients at the 2026 Tourism Tribune China Tourism Research Annual Conference. From Left: Associate Professor Juan Tang, Jianing Zhang and Xiaohong Li.
Master’s and Doctoral Students from FHTM Presenting their Research at Parallel Sessions (From Left: Lin Xinnan, Zhang Jianing, Peng Yuxi, Gao Junbo)
