Tourism Innovation Competition 2012

Publisher

Temasek Polytechnic. Corporate Communications Department

Content Type

Still Image

Description

Tourism Innovation Competition (TIC) is an annual competition that started in 2010. Organised by Temasek Polytechnic's School of Business and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the competition aims to arm student participants with opportunities to learn more about the tourism industry as well as career opportunities available. Now in its third year, TIC 2012 was held from 15 June to 22 June. The theme for 2012 was "Sentosa visitor experience: a destination that is accessible to visitors with special needs". Participants had to come up with innovative solutions to provide better accessibility for special needs visitors in Sentosa. Mr Daniel Yeow, Director, TP School of Business gave the welcome address, while guest speakers included Ms Lilian Kuan, Asst Director, Sector Capability Development, Singapore Tourism Board and Ms Lim Suu Kuan, Divisional Director, Guest Experience Division, Sentosa Development Coroporation. Lecturers from the Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM)/Leisure & Resort Management (LRM) diploma courses gave detailed briefing of the theme & competition to participants. More than 201 students from 23 secondary schools and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) attended 2 workshops 'Special needs and creativity' and 'Walkabouts in Sentosa' to deepen their understanding of tourism and special needs problems. The 47 competing teams had to go through a series of consultations with industry experts to fine-tune their proposals before making their presentation to the judges. The champion of TIC 2012 was the Zest team from Zhonghua Secondary School.

Subject

Temasek Polytechnic. Photographs

Temasek Polytechnic. Contests

Event Date

June 15, 2012

Object ID

26.176