Welcome

Welcome
The IFT Tourism Research Centre (ITRC) is a research and development unit of the Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao (IFT). It serves as a management and public policy think-tank for the general public and as a knowledge provider for tourism and hospitality related research in Macao and the region. Through the support of IFT and the Macao SAR Government, the Centre fulfills its mission by undertaking three broad areas of activities: Identifying and deploying resources in support of research projects critical to the Centre’s mission.
Fomenting and conducting theoretical as well as applied research studies firmly guided by and grounded on practical relevance.
Promoting and communicating effective tourism planning, development and management practices as well as strategies based on and informed by sound and well researched theories and principles.
Our international partners
ITRC carries out its activities by working together with its extensive global network of scholars and research institutions. Our research partners include, among others:
The School of Tourism, Bournemouth University, U.K.
The Chinese Academy of Social Science (Tourism Research Group)
The Tourism Research Institute of the University of South Carolina
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Travel and Tourism Industry Center
Purdue Tourism and Hospitality Research Center, Purdue University
Hotelschool the Hague, Netherlands
NHTV Breda Univeristy of Applied Sciences
UNESCO Office of the Regional Adviser for Culture in Asia-Pacific
University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration

How can we be of service to you?

Let us know by contacting Ms. Wendy Tang of ITRC.