Collaborate to Win
School of Business Management
Published on 15 Mar 2020
Three students from School of Business Management Diploma in Business Management beat teams from other IHLs and emerged as champions in the Travel & Tourism Business Program (TTBiz) Challenge 2019. Their challenge? They had to collaborate digitally with six team members from Japan and The Philippines to develop a six-day Hiroshima itinerary, mostly over Skype meetings.
Through web conference, the final round of the competition took place on 15 Mar with four teams pitching their ideas to a panel of international industry judges. Their winning idea was a unique itinerary that focuses on a niche but growing market of female travellers from China. The team won an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan.
The competition aims to build future global talents in the travel and tourism sector by encouraging entrepreneurship and leadership.