Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Fevzi Okumus
University of South Carolina - USA
fokumus@sc.edu
Editor Emeritus Dr Richard Teare
Global University for Lifelong Learning - USA
Emeritus Managing Editor Dr Mathilda Van Niekerk
The University of Central Florida - USA
Coordinating Editors
Dr Tarik Dogru
Florida State University - USA
tdogru@dedman.fsu.edu
Dr Alei Fan
Purdue University - USA
fan182@purdue.edu
Dr. Fei Hao
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
ffaye.hao@polyu.edu.hk
Dr. Hyunsu Kim
University of Macau -
Macau Dr Lindsey Lee
Temple University - USA
Lindsey.lee@temple.edu
Dr Stephanie Q. Liu
The Ohio State University - USA
liu.6225@osu.edu
Senior Associate Editor Dr Mehmet Altin
University of Central Florida - USA
mehmetaltin@outlook.com
Associate Editors
Dr Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki
University of the Azores, Portugal & Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
adriana.fc.miki@uac.pt
Dr Edmund Goh Les Roches, Abu Dhabi
-
United Arab Emirates Dr Minwoo Lee
University of Houston - USA
mlee37@central.uh.edu
Dr Kevin Kam Fung So
Purdue University - USA
kevinso@purdue.edu
Dr Laurie Wu
Temple University - USA
laurie.wu@temple.edu
Regional Editors
Dr Anne Crick (Central America and Caribbean)
University of the West Indies -
Jamaica Professor Carlos Flavián (Europe)
University of Zaragoza - Spain
Professor Osman M Karatepe (Middle East and Africa)
Eastern Mediterranean University - Turkey
Professor Rob
Law
(Asia)
University of Macau -
Macao Professor Catherine Prentice (Australasia)
University of Southern Queensland - Australia
Professor Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos (South America) Universidade de São Paulo
- Brazil
Methodology Editors
Dr Marissa Orlowski
MV Hospitality Solutions, LLC - USA
marissa@mvhospitalitysolutions.com
Dr Babak Taheri
Heriot-Watt University - UK
Social Media and Marketing Editor
b.taheri@hw.ac.uk
Dr. Minjung Shin
University of Houston - USA
Mshin3@Central.uh.edu
Commissioning Editor Hazel Goodes
Emerald Publishing - UK
hgoodes@emerald.com
Journal Editorial Office (For queries related to pre-acceptance)
Please contact the Journal Editorial Office
iem-ed-office.emerald@kwglobal.com
Supplier Project Manager (For queries related to post-acceptance)
Shivani Verma
Emerald Publishing
shivani.emerald@kwglobal.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr Dora Lúcia Miguel Agapito
University of the Algarve - Portugal
Associate Professor Mukhles Al-Ababneh
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University -
Jordan Professor Tahir Albayrak
Akdeniz University - Turkey
Dr. Faizan Ali
University of Galway - Ireland
Dr Levent Altinay
Oxford Brookes University - UK
Dr Muslim Amin
Azman Hashim International Business School - Malaysia
Dr Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology -
Ghana Dr Albert Assaf
University of Massachusetts - USA
Professor Umut Avci
Mugla Sitki Kocman University - Turkey
Dr Ki-Joon Back
University of Houston - USA
Dr Billy Bai
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr. Melissa Baker UMass Amherst
- USA
Associate Professor Timothy Baker
Washington State University - USA
Dr Chris Baumann
Macquarie University - Australia, and Seoul National University - South Korea
Dr. Adiyukh Berbekova
University of Hawaii - USA
Professor Anil Bilgihan
Florida Atlantic University - USA
Dr Jacek Borzyszkowski
WSB University in Gdańsk -
Poland Dr Stefano Bresciani
University of Turin - Italy
Dr Diego Bufquin
University of Central Florida - USA
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
Bournemouth University - UK
Dr. Milos Bujisic
New York University - USA
Dr James Busser
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr Ken Butcher
Griffith University - Australia
Dr. Lisa Cain
Florida International University - USA
Associate Professor Mark Anthony Camilleri
University of Malta -
Malta Dr. Muhittin Cavusoglu
University of South Florida - USA
Dr Eric S. W. Chan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr Jin Chan
University of Greenwich - UK
Professor Wilco Chan
Institute for Tourism Studies -
Macau Dr Howook Chang
Florida International University - USA
Dr. Wen Chang
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management, and Tourism, Texas A&M University, USA
Dr Prakash Chathoth
American University of Sharjah -
United Arab Emirates Dr. Chun-Chu (Bamboo) Chen
Washington State University Vancouver - USA
Assistant Professor Kuan-Yang Chen
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences - Taiwan
Dr. Po-Ju Chen
North Carolina Central University - USA
Professor Xusen Cheng
Renmin University of China -
People's Republic of China Dr. Meehee Cho
Kyung Hee University - South Korea
Dr Hwansuk Chris Choi
University of Guelph - Canada
Prof. Cihan Cobanoglu, CHTP
Virscend University - USA
Professor John Cousins The Food and Beverage Training Company
- UK
Dr Mary Dawson
University of Houston - USA
Dr Marcella De Martino
National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (IMAA) - Italy
Dr Bekir Bora Dedeoğlu
Nevsehir Haci Bektas University - Turkey
Professor Giacomo Del Chiappa
University of Sassari - Italy
Dr. Mandy Claudia tom Dieck
Manchester Metropolitan University - UK
Dr Francisco Antonio Dos Anjos Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
- Brazil
Dr Seden Doğan
University of South Florida - USA
Professor Yogesh K. Dwivedi
School of Management, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Professor Rocky J. Dwyer
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru -
Peru Dr Mehmet Erdem
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr. Bengi Ertuna
Bogazici University - Turkey
Professor Martin Falk
University of South-Eastern Norway - Norway
Dr Anna Farmaki
Cyprus University of Technology -
Cyprus Professor Raffaele Filieri
Audencia Business School - France
Dr
Lawrence Hoc Nang
Fong
University of Macau -
Macao Dr Pantea Foroudi
Brunel University London - UK
Dr Xiaoxiao Fu
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr Martin Gannon
University of Edinburgh Business School - UK
Dr Lisa Gao
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University -
People's Republic of China Dr. Charalampos Giousmpasoglou
Bournemouth University - UK
Professor María Rosario González-Rodríguez
University of Seville - Spain
Dr Priyanko Guchait
University of Houston - USA
Professor Basak Denizci Guillet
Griffith University - Australia
Dr Jeeyeon "Jeannie" Hahm
University of Central Florida - USA
Professor Heesup Han
Sejong University - South Korea
Dr Lydia Hanks
Florida State University - USA
Associate Professor Abderrahman Hassi
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane -
Morocco Professor Guanming He
Durham University - UK
Dr Alice H.Y Hon
Hong Kong Polytechnic University -
People's Republic of China Professor Cathy Hsu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr Nan Hua
University of Central Florida - USA
Associate Professor Yinghua Huang
San Jose State University - USA
Dr Kashif Hussain
Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation - Malaysia
Dr Jinsoo Hwang
Sejong University - South Korea
Dr Johye Hwang
Kyung Hee University - South Korea
Dr. Kivanc Inelmen
Bogazici University - Turkey
Professor Stanislav Ivanov
Varna University of Management -
Bulgaria Dr Phillip Jolly
Pennsylvania State University - USA
Professor Peter Jones
University of Gloucestershire - UK
Professor Hyo Sun Jung
Kyung Hee University - South Korea
Professor Jay Kandampully
The Ohio State University - USA
Professor Myung Ja Kim
Kyung Hee University - South Korea
Dr Peter B Kim
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Professor Sam Kim
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr. Sunny Kim
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr. Taegoo Terry Kim PhD
Kyung Hee University - South Korea
Professor Woody G. Kim
Florida State University - USA
Professor Brian King
Texas A&M University - USA
Prof. Ceridwyn King
Purdue University - USA
Dr Murat Kizildag
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr Annie Ko
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr Haiyan Kong
Shandong University -
People's Republic of China Dr Mehmet Ali Koseoglu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr Foteini Kravariti
Athens University of Economics and Business - Greece
Dr Linchi Kwok
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - USA
Professor Adele Ladkin
Bournemouth University - UK
Dr Seoki Lee
Penn State University - USA
Dr Sarah Lefebvre
Murray State University - USA
Associate Professor Tiffany Legendre
University of Houston - USA
Professor Patrick Legohérel
University of Angers, Granem - France
Dr. Rosanna Leung
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism - Taiwan
Dr. Jing Li
Texas Tech University - USA
Professor Xiang (Robert) Li
Temple University - USA
Dr Nathaniel Line
Florida State University - USA
Dr Anyu Liu
Texas A&M University - USA
Dr Jingyan Liu
Sun Yat-Sen University -
People's Republic of China Professor Jun Liu
Sichuan University -
People's Republic of China Associate Professor Xianwei Liu
Harbin Institute of Technology -
People's Republic of China Becky Liu-Lastres PhD
Purdue University - USA
Dr Sandra Loureiro
ISCTE-IUL Business School - Portugal
Dr. Lu Lu
Temple University - USA
Professor Emily (Jintao) Ma
University of Surrey - UK
Assistant Professor Jing Ma
University of Delaware, USA - USA
Dr Vincent P. Magnini
Longwood University - USA
Dr Balaji Makam
RMIT University - Australia
Professor Aikaterini Manthiou
NEOMA Business School - France
Professor Marcello Mariani
University of Reading - UK
Dr Evangelia Marinakou
Bournemouth University - UK
Dr Fuad Mehraliyev
Roskilde University -
Denmark Dr. Oswald Mhlanga
University of Mpumalanga -
South Africa Associate Professor Elina Michopoulou
University of Derby - UK
Professor Ady Milman
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr Trishna Mistry
University of South Florida - USA
Dr Makarand Mody
Boston University - USA
Dr Ovidiu I. Moisescu
Babeș-Bolyai University -
Romania Dr Joonho Moon
Kangwon National University - South Korea
Professor Cristian Morosan
University of Houston - USA
Alfonso Morvillo
CNR - Institute for Research Innovation and Services for Development (IRISS) - Italy
Dr. Ahmed Mostafa
University of Leeds - UK
Dr Kevin Murphy
University of Central Florida - USA
Associate Professor Nathan Neale
University of Houston-Downtown - USA
Professor Khaldoon Nusair
Florida Gulf Coast University - USA
Dr Hossein Olya
University of Sheffield - UK
Dr. Ozgur Ozdemir
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr. Jeong-Yeol Park
University of Central Florida - USA
Professor Dominique Peyrat-Guillard
University of Angers - France
Dr Nina Katrine Prebensen
University of Tromso - Norway
Dr Marta Arbelo Pérez
The University of La Laguna - Spain
Dr. Md Karim Rabiul
Prince of Songkla University - Thailand
Dr. Courtney Suess Raeisinafchi
Texas A & M University - USA
Dr. Roya Rahimi
University of Wolverhampton - UK
Professor Mary Anne Ramos-Tumanan
University of the Philippines Diliman -
The Philippines Professor Nripendra P. Rana
Qatar University -
Qatar Dr. Muhammad Imran Rasheed
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan - Pakistan
Dr S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Edith Cowan University - Australia
Professor Dennis Reynolds
University of Houston - USA
Dr. Manuel Alector Ribeiro
University of Surrey - UK
Professor Greg Richards
Tilburg University - Netherlands
Professor Paulo Rita
NOVA University of Lisbon - Portugal
Dr Richard Robinson
University of Queensland - Australia
Dr Daniel Ruiz-Equihua
Autonomous University of Madrid - Spain
Prof Ruggero Sainaghi
IULM University - Italy
Dr. Soobin Seo
Washington State University - USA
Professor Maja Seric
University of Valencia - Spain
Dr Amit Sharma
Penn State University - USA
Dr. Fangfang Shi, PhD
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics -
People's Republic of China Dr. Hyejo Hailey Shin
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University -
People's Republic of China Dr Lenna V Shulga
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - USA
Dr. Cass Shum
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Professor Marianna Sigala
University of Newcastle - Australia
Professor Elmarie Slabbert
North-West University -
South Africa Dr Lisa Slevitch
Oklahoma State University - USA
Professor Haiyan Song
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr Erose Sthapit
Manchester Metropolitan University - UK
Dr Nikolaos Stylos
University of Bristol - UK
Dr Joan Su
Iowa State University - USA
Professor Li-yun Sun
Macau University of Science and Technology -
Macao Dr Raquel Sánchez-Fernández
University of Almeria - Spain
Dr Kayhan Tajeddini
Sheffield Hallam University - UK
Professor Rhodri Thomas
Leeds Beckett University - UK
Dr Henry Tsai
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Professor Iis Tussyadiah
University of Surrey - UK
Professor Giampaolo Viglia
Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth - UK
Prof. Dr. Serena Volo
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Italy
Dr Aliana Leong Man Wai
Macau University of Science and Technology -
People's Republic of China Associate Professor Lorna Wang
University of West London - UK
Assistant Professor Yao-Chin Wang
University of Florida - USA
Dr. Wei Wei
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr. Han Wen
University of North Texas - USA
Professor Ip Kin Anthony Wong
University of Macau -
People's Republic of China Dr. Cece Xi Leung
University of North Texas - USA
Professor Zhao Xinyuan
Macau University of Science and Technology -
People's Republic of China Dr Shi "Tracy" Xu
University of Surrey - UK
Dr. Mingjun Yang
La Trobe University - Australia
Professor Wan Yang
California State Polytechnic University - USA
Dr Yang Yang
Temple University - USA
Dr Pan Su Ying
Macau University of Science and Technology -
Macao Dr. Lu Zhang
Michigan State University - USA
Dr Tingting Zhang
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr. Ye Zhang
Florida Atlantic University - USA
Dr Gabriela Lelo de Larrea
Florida Gulf Coast University - USA
Dr. Maria Teresa Pinheiro de Melo Borges Tiago
University of the Azores - Portugal
