OLFU Tourism students bag Best Paper Award

STUDENTS from the College of Hospitality and Institutional Management (CHIM) of Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU)-Quezon City Campus bagged the Best Paper Award in the recently concluded 2015 National Tourism and Hospitality Students’ Research Competition organized by the Tourism Educators and Movers (TEAM) Philippines held at the University of the East in Manila last Sept. 17. The title of their winning paper is “Perceived Importance of Studying Foreign Languages to Selected Travel Management Students.” Members of the team are Jenny De Pedro, Patrick James Aldamar, Hanna Krisel Halili, Harly Gervacio, Danver Dy, John Dela Cruz, Arminda Golpo under the supervision of Olivia Tabucol, the team’s adviser. Three teams of tourism students represented the college in this national research competition. Other universities and colleges who competed were University of the Philippines-Asian Institute of Tourism, Lyceum of the Philippines, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, La Consolacion College, University of the East, Miriam College, among others. Another paper under the co-authorship of Tabucol entitled “Language Barrier Effects Experience by Foreign Students of Hospitality in Our Lady of Fatima University” placed fourth in the overall rating. Lastly, the sixth place in the overall ratings and adjudged as a well-polished paper was the research entitled “Assessment of Pasay City as a MICE Destination in Asia by Selected Tour Guides, Event Planners and Other Stakeholders.”