From the Frontlines to the Forefront: Decoding Excellence in Tourism Research

Date 27 May 2026

Time 11:00–12:00

Location LT 3, 1/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK Business School

Speaker Prof James Petrick
Professor and Associate Department Head for Research
Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Dept. of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism
Texas A&M University;
Co-Editor of the Journal of Travel Research (JTR)

Prof Robert Li
Fung King Hey Memorial Professor of Tourism Management
Director of the School of Hotel & Tourism Management, CUHK

Moderator:
Prof Lisa Wan
Associate Professor of School of Hotel & Tourism Management, CUHK

How do you transform real-world industry experience into world-class academic impact? Join us for an engaging dialogue featuring Prof James Petrick and Prof Robert Li.

This session will explore the strategic shift toward multi-study research, the integration of physiological data in tourism marketing, and proven strategies for building a world-class research lab while fostering international graduate success.