Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Cihan Cobanoglu, CHTP
Virscend University - USA
cihan@cihan.org
Deputy Editor
Dr Katerina Berezina
University of Mississippi - USA
Senior Associate Editor
Dr. Faizan Ali
University of Galway - Ireland
Dr Mehmet Erdem
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr Minwoo Lee
University of Houston - USA
Dr. Hanqin Qiu
Hangzhou City University - People's Republic of China
Associate Editor
Professor Ajay Aluri
West Virginia University - USA
Dr. Muslim Amin
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Malaysia
Dr Oscar Hengxuan Chi
University of Florida - USA
Dr Olena Ciftci
New York University - USA
Dr Seden Doğan
University of South Florida - USA
Dr Kashif Hussain
Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation - Malaysia
Dr Lu Lu
Temple University - USA
Dr Luana Nanu
University of South Florida - USA
Dr Roya Rahimi
University of Wolverhampton - UK
Dr Katerina Volchek
Deggendorf Institute of Technology - Germany
Dr Lu Zhang
Michigan State University - USA
Dr. Tingting Zhang
University of South Florida - USA
Chinese Abstracts Editor Dr Shizhen (Jasper) Jia
Quinnipiac University - USA
shizhen.jia@quinnipiac.edu
Editorial Assistant Rasoul Mahdavi
University of Mississippi - USA
Ilayda Zeynep Niyet
Munster Technological University - Ireland
Social Media Editorial Assistant Yagiz Efe Bulbul
Virscend University - USA
Commissioning Editor Hazel Goodes
Emerald Publishing - UK
hgoodes@emerald.com
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Emerald Publishing
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Senior Editorial Advisory Board Professor Srikanth Beldona
University of Delaware - USA
Professor Anil Bilgihan
Florida Atlantic University - USA
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
Bournemouth University - UK
Professor Jacques Bulchand-Gidumal
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Spain
Professor Po-Ju Chen
Texas A&M University - USA
Professor Galen Collins
Northern Arizona University - USA
Professor Daniel Connolly
St. John Fisher University - USA
Professor Su Mi Dahlgaard-Park
Lund University - Sweden
Professor Agnes DeFranco
University of Houston - USA
Professor Frederick J. DeMicco
Northern Arizona University - USA
Dr. Daisy Xuefeng Fan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Professor Ulrike Gretzel
University of Southern California - USA
Professor Dogan Gursoy
Washington State University - USA
Professor Murat Hancer
University of Central Florida - USA
Professor Timothy Jung
Manchester Metropolitan University - UK
Associate Professor Ersem Karadag
Robert Morris University - USA
Professor Michael Kasavana
Michigan State University - USA
Professor Woody G. Kim
Florida State University - USA
Professor Rob
Law
University of Macau -
Macao Professor Timothy Lee
Macao University of Science and Technology -
Macao Professor Tsong-Zen Liu
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism - Taiwan
Professor Melih Madanoglu
Kennesaw State University - USA
Professor Cristian Morosan
University of Houston - USA
Professor Khaldoon Nusair
Florida Gulf Coast University - USA
Professor Peter O'Connor
University of South Australia - Australia
Professor Fevzi Okumus
University of South Carolina - USA
Professor Lianping Ren
Macao Tourism University -
Macau Professor Kisang Ryu
Sejong University - South Korea
Professor Marianna Sigala
University of Newcastle - Australia
Professor Jean Max Tavares
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais - Brazil
Professor Dan Wang
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Nor Athiyah Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Malaysia
Dr. José Luís Abrantes
Polytechnic University of Viseu - Portugal
Dr. Alisha Ali
Sheffield Hallam University - UK
Dr. Eda Alphan
University of South Florida - USA
Dr. Resat Arica
Batman University -
Türkiye Dr. Atahan Atadil
University of West Florida - USA
Dr. Lutfi Atay
Çanakkale University -
Türkiye Dr. Eugene Aw Cheng Xi
UCSI University Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Dr. Melissa Baker UMass Amherst
- USA
Dr. Francisco Javier de la Ballina
University of Oviedo - Spain
Dr. Amanda Belarmino
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Dr. Milos Bujisic
New York University - USA
Dr. Mark Anthony Camilleri
University of Malta -
Malta Dr. Beatriz Casais Universidade do Minho
- Portugal
Dr. Muhittin Cavusoglu
University of South Florida - USA
Dr. Ali Sukru Cetinkaya
Selcuk University -
Türkiye Dr. Janelle Chan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr. Syafruddin Chan Universitas Syiah Kuala
- Indonesia
Dr. Ayse Collins
Bilkent University -
Türkiye Dr. Abdulkadir Corbaci
Batman University -
Türkiye Dr. David Cranage
Pennsylvania State University - USA
Dr. Erdogan Ekiz
Westminster International University in Tashkent -
Uzbekistan Dr. Zahed Ghaderi
Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
Dr. Ibrahim Giritlioglu
Gaziantep University -
Türkiye Dr. Daniele Grechi
University of Insubria - Italy
Dr. Wenjia Han
Purdue University Fort Wayne - USA
Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Malaysia
Dr. Meng-Jun Hsu
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism - Taiwan
Dr. Clark Hu
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology - Taiwan
Dr. Jichul Jang
Kansas State University - USA
Dr. Miyoung Jeong
University of South Carolina - USA
Dr Shizhen (Jasper) Jia
Quinnipiac University - USA
Dr. Dan Jin
Rochester Institute of Technology - USA
Dr. Ece Kaya
University of Technology Sydney - Australia
Dr. Bona Kim
INHA University - South Korea
Dr. Hyunsu Kim
University of Macau -
Macau Dr. Jinkyung Jenny Kim
Macau University of Science and Technology -
Macau Dr. Sung-Eun Kim
Kyungpook National University - South Korea
Assistant Professor Dr Woo-Hyuk Kim
Incheon National University - South Korea
Dr. Woohyuk Kim
Incheon National University - South Korea
Dr. Rupam Konar
Taylor’s University - Malaysia
Dr. Andy Lee
The University of Queensland - Australia
Dr. Samuel Lee
University of Nevada Las Vegas - USA
Dr Xi Y. Leung
Kansas State University - USA
Dr. Catherine Zhuo Li
Macao University of Tourism -
Macao Dr. Boyu Lin
Macao University of Tourism -
Macau Dr. Xin Liu
Jinan University -
People's Republic of China Dr. Cynthia Mejia
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr Juline Mills
New Haven University - USA
Dr. Andrew Moreo
Florida International University - USA
Dr. Osman N. Ozdogan
Aydın Adnan Menderes University -
Türkiye Dr. Francisco J. Navarro-Meneses
Nebrija University - Spain
Dr. Ozgur Ozdemir
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - USA
Professor Emrah Ozkul
Kocaeli University -
Türkiye Dr. Ahmet Bulent Ozturk
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr Eunhye (Olivia) Park
Gachon University - South Korea
Dr. Jeong-Yeol Park
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr. Omar Parvez
Florida State University - USA
Professor Roland Schegg HES-SO Valais-Wallis
-
Switzerland Dr. Thomas R. Schrier
Iowa State University - USA
Dr. Syed Haider Ali Shah
Abdullah Gul University -
Türkiye Dr. James Shen
City University of Macau -
Macau Dr. Jieyu (Jade) Shi
Michigan State University - USA
Dr. Hyejo Hailey Shin
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University -
People's Republic of China Dr. Minjung Shin
University of Houston - USA
Dr. Seunghun Shin
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong
Dr. Dipendra Singh Mann
University of Central Florida - USA
Dr. Steven Austin Stovall
Southeast Missouri State University - USA
Dr. Garry Tan Wei Han
UCSI University - Malaysia
Professor Asli D. A. Tasci
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management - USA
Dr. Ding Hooi Ting Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
- Malaysia
Dr. Tuyen Tran
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam
Dr. Xuan V. Tran
University of West Florida - USA
Dr. Anastasia Traskevich
Belarusian State Economic University -
Belarus Dr. Gozde Turktarhan
University of Chester - UK
Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar
University of South Florida - USA
Dr. Saeed Vayghan
Utah Tech University - USA
Dr. Jingna Wan
Nankai University -
People's Republic of China Dr. Cora Un In Wong
Macao Polytechnic University -
Macau Dr. Xiaohong Wu
City University of Macau -
Macau Dr. Lina Xiong
Colorado State University - USA
Dr. Senem Yazici Yilmaz
Mugla Sitki Kocman University -
Türkiye Dr. Andrew (Sungsik) Yoon Cal Poly Pomona
- USA
Dr. Xiaoyun Zheng
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics -
People's Republic of China Dr. Laura Zizka
EHL Hospitality Business School; HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland -
Switzerland Dr. Nelson MS deMatos
University of Algarve - Portugal
