{"id":8619,"date":"2026-09-15T08:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/polyu-school-ranked-world-no-1-in-hospitality-and-tourism-management\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:25:11","slug":"polyu-school-ranked-world-no-1-in-hospitality-and-tourism-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/polyu-school-ranked-world-no-1-in-hospitality-and-tourism-management\/","title":{"rendered":"PolyU School Ranked World No. 1 in Hospitality and Tourism Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"PolyU<\/a>Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, September 15, 2026 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a historic milestone by securing the No. 1 position in the \u201cHospitality and Tourism Management\u201d category of the 2026 Shanghai Ranking\u2019s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for ten consecutive years.<\/p>\n

This marks the tenth consecutive year that the SHTM has been recognised as No. 1 globally by ShanghaiRanking, making it the first hospitality and tourism school to hold the top position continuously since the \u201cHospitality and Tourism Management\u201d subject was introduced in 2017. The remarkable achievement underscores the School\u2019s visionary leadership, dedicated faculty and enduring global impact on hospitality and tourism education and research.<\/p>\n

ShanghaiRanking\u2019s Academic Ranking of World Universities is widely regarded as one of the world\u2019s three most influential and respected university ranking systems, alongside the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.<\/p>\n

This latest achievement adds to the SHTM\u2019s impressive track record of international recognition and excellence. The School was also ranked No. 1 in the world in the 2024\/25 Field Based Ranking published by the University Ranking by Academic Performance Research Laboratory, claiming first place globally in the \u201cCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services\u201d category for eight years in a row. Among comprehensive universities worldwide, the SHTM was ranked No. 2 globally in the \u201cHospitality and Leisure Management\u201d subject area in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, reinforcing its pioneering position in advancing hospitality and tourism education and an industry that serves as a key driver of socio-economic growth worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SHTM is deeply honoured to be recognised internationally as the world\u2019s leading hospitality and tourism management school,\u201d said Professor Kaye Chon, SHTM Dean, Chair Professor and Walter and Wendy Kwok Family Foundation Professor in International Hospitality Management. \u201cAchieving the No. 1 position for ten consecutive years is a testament to the unwavering dedication and collective efforts of our faculty, researchers, students, alumni and global partners. It reflects our outstanding reputation and unwavering commitment to excellence in hospitality and tourism education and research, our innovative approach to nurturing future leaders and our steadfast mission to shape the future of global hospitality and tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, September 15, 2026 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a historic milestone by securing the No. 1 position in the \u201cHospitality and Tourism Management\u201d category of the 2026 Shanghai Ranking\u2019s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2315,37,14,2316,1966],"class_list":["post-8619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-global-travelnews","tag-news","tag-travelindex","tag-travelindex-media-group","tag-untourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}