APCHR is established to foster research activities and advancements by the School of Hospitality and Service Management (SHSM), and to further develop collaboration with local and international partners.
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Vision
To create a hub of support and international collaboration for applied, transformative, and theoretical research in the fields of hospitality, tourism, leisure, culinary arts and events.
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Vision
To establish a leading hospitality research center to advance Sunway University in the Asia-Pacific Region and globally.
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Mission
We envision to enhance transformative and interdisciplinary research pertaining to the fields of hospitality and tourism within the Asia Pacific region.
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Research Themes
Research themes focus on discourse, practices, planning directives and implications for sustainable tourism and the hospitality and service sector industries, and further examine tourism and leisure mobilities and immobilities in the Asian context.