Student SpotlightStudying Tourism in Japan

“OUR GOAL IS TO COLLECT DATA FROM THE LAST CENTURY THAT SHOWCASES THIS RESILIENCY AND TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR MARKETING TOURISM THAT CAN BE APPLIED WHEN THE WORLD OPENS BACK UP.” - TENZIN YONTEN ’23
JONATHAN GARCIA ’23, ROXANA PEÑA ’23 AND TENZIN YONTEN ’23
For three students, winning the ASIANetwork Student-Faculty Fellows Program Award meant getting a chance to learn about Japan’s history of tourism including disasters in Tokyo and what post-pandemic tourism may look like.