Mr Yi Fan Tung
Full-time DHTM Student
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Personal Introduction
Yifan was a research assistant of numerous research projects while studying in the Graduate
School of Leisure Studies programme in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Recreation Management at
the Pennsylvania State University. His research focus was on the motivations to volunteer in
non-government organisations and he published two articles in the Journal of Interpretation
（2004） and Legacy（2004） respectively. He also earned two honours：Graduate Student
Endowment Fund（2000）in College of Health and Human Development, and Herberta M.
Lundegren Graduate Scholarship （ 2003 ） . To learn different paradigms of hospitality
management, Yifan joined the Penn State Study Abroad Programme and studied at two hotel
schools in Switzerland：Hotel Institute Montreux, and Hotel School Les Roches.
Yifan has more than four years’ experience with five-star hotels. After graduate school, he joined
the Howard Hotels‧Resorts‧Suites, the largest hotel franchise in Taiwan, as a management
trainee. He worked in numerous Howard hotels and resorts including Howard Lake Resort
Shihmen Dam, Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei, Howard Skyline Restaurant, Howard Plaza Hotel
Hsinchu, Howard Prince Hotel Taichung, and served as supervisor of housekeeping, front desk
shift leader, assistant manager of Chinese and western restaurant, assistant manager of banquet
hall, and assistant manager of food & beverage division. His last position at the Howard
Hotels．Resorts．Suites was a training officer and lecturer in the corporate office.
In the corporate office, Yifan’s work focused heavily on human resources management. He was
in charge of the yearly training plan, curriculum design and instructions, such as conducting the
“train the trainer” seminars as well as training executives and administrative staff from all
Howard hotels. He was also involved in the project of HACCP（Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point System）and ISO 22000 and facilitated Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei to pass both
certifications in May 2009. These cross-trainings enhanced his adaptability of different jobs and
environment transitions. Yifan is also a certified English tour guide（2007）and English tour
leader（2007） in Taiwan.
Qualifications
[ Academic ]
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Master of Science (2001), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA,
U.S.A.
Bachelor of Tourism Management (1997), The Providence University, Taiwan
[ Professional ]
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Certified English tour guide in Taiwan
Certified English tour leader in Taiwan
Assignments / Professional Working Experience
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Training Officer, Corporate Office, Howard Hotels‧Resorts‧Suites (03/2008 ~
08/2009)
Assistant Manager, Food and Beverage Division, Howard Plaza Hotel Hsinchu (10/2007
~ 03/2008)
Assistant Manager, Ocean Reef Restaurant, Howard Prince Hotel Taichung (09/2007 ~
10/2007)
Assistant Manager, Tokyo Kitchen, Howard Skyline Restaurant (08/2007 ~ 09/2007)
Front Desk Shift Leader, Rooms Division, The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei
(04/2007 ~ 08/2007)
Captain, Housekeeping Department, The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei (03/2007 ~ 04/2007)
Assistant Manager, Champs Elysees, The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei (07/2006 ~ 03/2007)
Assistant Manager, Food and Beverage Division, Howard Lake Resort Shihmen Dam
(11/2005 ~ 07/2006)
Management Trainee, Howard Hotels‧Resorts‧Suites (08/2005 ~ 11/2005)
Research Assistant, School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management, The
Pennsylvania State University (09/2001 ~ 01/2004)
Publications
[ Journal Articles]
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Tung, Y. F.,& Zinn, H. C.（2004）. Motivations of Volunteer Interpreters in Taiwan.
Journal of Interpretation, 9（1, 27-39.
Tung, Y. F.,& Zinn, H. C.（2004）. Motivations of Volunteer Interpreters in Taiwan: A
survey of Natural Trails Society Volunteers, Legacy, 27-39.
[ Peer Review Publications]
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Zinn, H. C., Wang, G. A., & Tung, Y. F.（2003）. Forest Value Orientations and
Management Preferences for the Allegheny National Forest, The 15th Northeast
Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, NY.
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Tung, Y. F.,& Zinn, H. C.（2001）. Motivations of Volunteer Interpreters in Taiwan,
The 13th Northeast Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, NY.
Awards
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Herberta M. Lundegren Graduate Scholarship (2003) at The Pennsylvania State
University
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Graduate Student Edowment Fund (2000) in College of Health and Human Development
at The Pennsylvania State University