Research doctorate · PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Hotel and Tourism Management · School of Hotel and Tourism Management · PolyU main campus, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Research checked 19 October 2026
- Official award
- Doctor of Philosophy in Hotel and Tourism Management
- Delivery
- On-campusFull-time
- Duration
- Normal Duration 3 years
- Awarded by
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Where you study, who teaches, who awards
Three separate questions. A school can teach a degree that another institution awards, and recognition of one does not extend to the other.
- Where you study
- PolyU main campus, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Who teaches
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Hotel and Tourism Management
- Who awards the degree
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversitySource
- Arrangement
- Awarded by the institution itselfThe institution is itself degree-granting and confers this degree.
About this program
Full-time research doctorate in hotel and tourism management with published research areas and supervisors; applicants are encouraged to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.
- Level
- Research doctorate
- Subject
- Hospitality & tourism
- Doctoral classification
- Dedicated hospitality doctorate
- Research areas
- Smart tourism, Performance measurement and management, Tourism futures and forecasting, Policy and planning
- Supervision
- A supervisor table with research areas is published on the programme's Research Areas and Supervisors page.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On-campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular on-campus attendance
- Study intensity
- Full-timeFull-time and part-time are shown only when the institution states them.
- Duration
- Normal Duration 3 years
- Teaching languages
- English
- English pathway
- English pathway not stated
- Intakes
- Sept 2027
- Internship or placement
- Internship requirement not statedA placement requirement is not a promise of placement, employment or a visa.
Admissions
As published by the institution. This directory does not take applications and cannot predict admission.
- Intakes
- Sept 2027 (September)
Fees and financial assistance
The institution does not publish a price for this program on the pages we reviewed. Ask for current fees, what they include, deposits and refund terms.
Scholarships and assistance
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and other scholarships Scholarship
Basis not stated
Recognition
Scoped to what each record covers: the institution, a campus, the authority to award, or this program. Rankings are not recognition and association membership is not accreditation.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU main campus, Hung Hom
Verified in an official recordHong Kong SAR Government (Study in Hong Kong, publicly-funded local degree-awarding institutions list)Authority to award the qualification
Scope: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is listed as a publicly-funded local degree-awarding institution; institution-level only, not programme-by-programme.
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Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a source and a quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)