UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

UP AIT ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNI

UP ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM, COMMONWEALTH AVENUE,
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY

FINAL GUIDELINES for the

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION

A. ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The Tourism and Hospitality Research Poster Competition is one of the three (3) inter-school
competitions of the UP AIT Association of Alumni Tourism and Hospitality Conference
(#UPTourCon2018). It aims to serve as a venue for young researchers to present their studies
through posters/standees in order to enrich knowledge and discussions on the field of tourism
and hospitality during the Conference. This will also hone the students’ analytical,
interpersonal, artistic, and communication skills, which will all be useful as they pursue their
careers in the industry in the future.

B. COMPETITION GUIDELINES

B.1. HOW TO JOIN

1. Registration for the Tourism and Hospitality Research Poster Competition is included in
the General Competition Registration Form (access the form through this link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-1LfR268G4YxmS6PgcAuB9PM7Rm-Hiak). The deadline
for registration to any of the competitions is July 30, 2018. Submission of the form shall be
via email (uptourcon@gmail.com).

For this competition, the school may field as many research teams as it can, with a
maximum of five (5) students in each team.

Only schools with at least ten (10) registered participants will be allowed to join in any
competition. Thus, the school must ensure that it is able to register the minimum number
of students on or before the abstract submission deadline (August 15); otherwise the
submitted abstract/s from the school’s team/s will not be included in the paper
screening.

The students participating in the competition must also be registered to the Conference
on or before the said Plan submission deadline. Failure to do so will invalidate their
team’s submission. The basis of the list of participants is the one provided in the General
Competition Registration Form.

B.2. SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES AND PAPER SCREENING

2. The research team must submit a 200-250 word abstract (A4, single-space, 1” margin in
all sides, title centered top; number of words excluding references). The study must be an

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 original work and must not have been submitted to any publication; however, this does
not preclude the authors to publish their study after the Conference.
3. The paper maybe in English or Filipino.
4. The abstract must contain the following: introduction, method, findings, conclusion, and
references.
5. The subject of the study must be areas within the Philippines.
6. The areas of interests include (cover the Philippines):
 Community-based Tourism/Ecotourism
 Sustainable Tourism
 Niche Markets (medical, film, faith, agritourism)
 MICE
 Tourism Planning, Development, Policy
 Tourism Marketing
 Tourism Enterprises
 Management and Operations in Tourism and Hospitality
 IT and Tourism
 And all other relevant topics related to tourism and hospitality

7. The school may submit the abstract on or before August 15, 2018.
8. The abstract must be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF) via email
(uptourcon@gmail.com) together with the official endorsement from the College Dean
(the signed endorsement letter shall be in a separate PDF file).

B.3. PRESENTATION AND FINAL JUDGING

9. The display of the research posters will be simultaneous with the Conference. The size of
the poster must be 2m x 5m. The research team shall provide their own standee.
10. The judging of the posters will be between 12 noon to 1pm. The team must ensure that
their poster is manned during that period to entertain questions from the judges and
Conference participants.
11. The research posters will be judged based on the following criteria:
a. Research Quality (includes content and writing style) 50%
b. Presentation skills 30%
c. Artistic Quality 20%
12. The winning team will receive a trophy and certificates. The remaining teams will be
given certificates as finalists to the competition

MARICEL GATCHALIAN-BADILLA, PhD

Chair, 3rd UPAIT AA Tourism and Hospitality Conference
Member, Board of Trustees
UP AIT Association of Alumni

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