Following the success of The Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference held in 2014, The 2nd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference will be hosted and organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 16-18 May 2016 in Hong Kong. It will be held concurrently with the 15th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (APF). This two-in-one conference will serve as an important networking platform for education, students and industry practitioners to exchange insights related to innovations, trends, opportunities and challenges of global tourism and hospitality.