Press Release

The Institute for Tourism Studies(IFT)’s Bachelor Degree Programme emphasises on the balance between theory and practice.  Students are required to complete certain hours of practical tasks related to their specialisations every year.  One of the tasks given to the Tourism Business Management students is to provide free guided tour to tourists and local residents. 

The activity, with the theme of “Tour around Macao with IFT Students”, is organised by year two students of Tourism Business Management Degree Programme.  With the assistance from the instructors, four different itineraries have been designed and each lasts about one hour and thirty minutes.  This free guided tour service will be provided to all tourists and local residents on Saturday and Sunday, from 2 to 9 March, aiming to promote Macao to the tourists as well as to make local residents aware of the important role of tourism to Macao. By planning the activity, students are also given the opportunity to apply what they have learned in classroom into practice, thereby to enhance their coordination and communication skills.

Established in 1995, the Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao (IFT) offers the most extensive selection of tourism and hospitality related bachelor degree programmes in Macao, and about twenty thousand participants attend its vocational and professional training courses annually. IFT collaborates with 106 universities and tourism organisations around the world, and builds strong links with 618 leading tourism and hospitality corporations to offer internship opportunities to its students. Being the first institution accredited by the UNWTO.TedQual Certification System for tourism education, IFT has now 8 bachelor degree programmes with the Certification. Currently, the Institute has the most number of bachelor degree programmes certified under the System of any tertiary education establishment worldwide. In 2017, IFT became the world’s first higher education institution to pass International Quality Review(IQR) from the UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). IFT has been highly ranked by QS World University Rankings in the subject area of Hospitality and Leisure Management. In addition, IFT has received the Medal of Merit in Tourism from the Macao SAR Government, and twice won the Gold Award in ‘Education and Training’ from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).