Latest Publications

The following are the latest publications from SHTM. Should you be interested to learn about these studies, please contact the Hotel and Tourism Resource Centre at hmstella@polyu.edu.hk .

Publications on tourism

Prof Bob McKercher and Mr Tony Tse , Programme Director (Industry Partnerships), published a co-authored paper on " Are Short Duration Cultural Festivals Tourist Attractions? " in Journal of Sustainable Tourism , Volume 14, Issue, 1, 2006 .

Prof McKercher published two co-authored papers on " Modeling T ourist M ovement: A L ocal D estination A nalysis " and “ Living on the edge: Remnant populations in a peripheral destination ” in Annals of Tourism Research , Vol. 33 , Issue 2, 2006.

Prof McKercher also published a co-authored paper on " How T ourists C onsume a D estination " in the Journal of Business Research , Vol. 59 , Issue 5, 2006.

Prof Haiyan Song , Associate Head, and Prof Stephen Witt , Visiting Professor, published a paper on “ Forecasting In ternational T ourist F lows to Macau ” in Tourism Management , Volume 27, 2005.

Prof Stephen Witt and Prof Haiyan Song published a co-authored paper on " Time V arying P arameter and F ixed P arameter L inear AIDS: An A pplication to T ourism D emand F orecasting " in the International Journal of Forecasting , Volume 22, No. 1, 2006 .

Mr Nelson Tsang , Lecturer, and Dr Vincent Heung , Associate Professor, published a paper on " An Assessment of Hong Kong Marine Parks for the Development and Marketing of Ecotourism " in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism , Volume 3, Issue 2, 2005.

Dr Samuel Kim , Research Fellow, published a co-authored paper on " A SWOT Analysis and Strategies on Tourism Development in Western China " in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2005.

Publications on Hospitality

Prof Cathy Hsu edited a book entitled Casino Industry in Asia Pacific: Development, Operation, and Impact , published by The Haworth Hospitality Press.

Dr Jack Kivela , Associate Professor, and Ms Carmen Chu , Instructor, published a co-authored paper on " A Utility Theory Approach When Negotiating Hotel Joint Venture Agreements " in the Interdisciplinary Journal Tourism , Volume 53, Issue 3, 2005.

Dr Terry Lam , Associate Professor, and Prof Cathy Hsu published a co-authored paper on " Negative Word of Mouth Communication Intention: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior " in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research , Volume 30, Issue 1, 2006.

Dr Kevin Wong , Associate Professor, and Prof Haiyan Song published a co-authored paper on " Do Macroeconomic Variables Contain Any Useful Information for Predicting Changes in Hospitality Stock Indices? " in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research , Volume 30, Issue 1, 2006.

Dr Karin Weber , Assistant Professor, published a co-authored paper on " Convention Center Facilities, Attributes and Services: The Delegates' Perspectives " in the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research , Volume 10, Issue 4, 2005.

Mr Eric Chan , Lecturer, and Dr Simon Wong , Assistant Professor, published a paper on " Motivations for ISO 14001 in the hotel industry " in Tourism Management , Volume 27, Issue 3, 2006.

Dr Samuel Kim published a co-authored paper on " The effects of SARS on the Korean Hotel Industry and Measures to Overcome the Crisis: A Case Study of Korean Five-star Hotels " in Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research , Volume 10, Issue 4, 2005.

Publications on Higher Education

Dr Rob Law , Associate Professor, published a co-authored paper on " Perception of Associate Degree Students of Hospitality and Tourism Industry: The Case of Hong Kong " in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism , Volume 3, Issue 2, 2005.

Dr Rob Law published a co-authored paper on " Analyzing the Gap between IT Education and Industrial Applications: A Case Study of an Independent College in China " in China Tourism Research , Volume 1, Issue 4, 2005.