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Brief Biography - Dr. Ray Pine

Ray Pine is a Professor in the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he has worked since 1987. He first went to Hong Kong to develop and get validated the first hotel management degree in Hong Kong, and subsequently lead the development of another degree in Tourism Management as well as MSc programmes in Hotel and Tourism Management. As Head of Department from 1997 to 2000 he was responsible for the complete review and restructuring of all programmes offered in the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management.

His educational qualifications include a BSc in Catering Studies from the University of Huddersfield, an MPhil in Catering Technology from the Council for National Academic Awards and his PhD in Technology Transfer in the Hotel Industry from Bradford University in the UK. He is also a Certified Hospitality Educator under the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association.

His specialist subjects are strategic management in the hotel and tourism industry, leadership and management of change. He has many professional affiliations, the oldest ones being a fellow of the Hotel and Catering International Management Association and a member of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. He has done wide ranging research, more recently specializing in various aspects of the hotel industry in China. He serves on editorial boards of five journals, including International Journal of Hospitality Management, and is a regional editor for the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management and the electronic journal Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Trends. In addition to three books and four book chapters, he has authored or co-authored over 50 pieces of work in journals, conference proceedings and other publications.

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