The Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management at Saint Francis University is proud to share that our research paper "Boosters, Decliners, or Invariants: Preliminary Results on the Impact of Travel on Well-being" received the Outstanding Paper Award (Third Place) at the Global Hospitality and Tourism Research Summit in Fukuoka, Japan, during 15-18 May 2025.
Authored by Dr Michael T.H. Lai (Assistant Professor, Saint Francis University), Dr Emmy Yeung (Senior Lecturer, The University of Chester, UK), and Dr Ken Ip (Assistant Professor, Saint Francis University), this study challenges conventional wisdom by exploring whether tourism genuinely enhances well-being.
Congratulations to the team for their impactful contribution to hospitality research!