Since 2016, the APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award is annually presented at the conference to a distinguished individual with outstanding contributions to the hospitality and tourism industry and education in the Asia-Pacific region as well as to APacCHRIE, except for the past three years during the pandemic.
At the 2023 APacCHRIE Conference in Clark, The Philippines, the 2023 APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ms. Sylvia Chung, Chief Business Impact Officer, Chinachem Group:
The previous awards were as follows:
2016 APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. Chanin Donavanik, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Dusit International as well as the Founder of Dusit Thani College:
The recipient of the 2017 APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award was Dr. Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings:
The 2018 APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award went to Dr. Fu-Teng Li, Founder of National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism:
The award for 2019 was presented to Dr. Jennifer Cronin, President of the Wharf Hotels Management Limited:
