Posted on Nov. 2，2024 by Dong Quanyue|Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management
The 2024 World Tourism Alliance(WTA) - Xianghu Dialogue was held in Sanya, Hainan from October 30 to November 1. Li Da, Secretary of the Party Committee, was invited to attend and participate in the Roundtable Dialogue of Education Parallel Forum: “The Future of Talent - Education Empowers the Industry Development and Nurtures New Talents”.
During the dialogue, Li Da introduced the college's typical experience in talent cultivation around the theme of “how to enhance the employment competitiveness of tourism students”. From the background of the development of tourism industry and the difficulty of employment for tourism students, he put forward the following suggestions: “Strengthening career identity and career planning”, “Keeping an eye on the digital transformation, improving students' digital literacy and skills”, “Deepening the construction of the platform for the integration of industry and education, and helping students to develop new skills”. The school also shared its typical practices and results with its experience in the construction of Double High-level Program.
“WTA - Xianghu Dialogue” is a high-level international tourism forum organized by the World Tourism Alliance, which is a comprehensive public platform created by the World Tourism Alliance for the global tourism industry to interconnect and share governance.
The theme of this year's Xianghu Dialogue is “The Future is Here - Starting a New Journey of Global Tourism Development”, and it has set the theme of “Win-Win Future - A New Era of Global Tourism” and held a number of speeches, high-end dialogues, round-table dialogues etc.
It released the reports such as ‘WTA 2024 - Case of Tourism Assisting Rural Revitalization’ and ‘Sustainable Tourism: A New Path for Resilient Development of Communities’.
The conference attracted more than 1,600 guests in the field of tourism from all over the world. Through this conference, the achievements of the school's Double High-level Program were demonstrated and the international influence of the school was further enhanced.
