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Yang Yang

  • School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management

    • Tourism and Hospitality Management

      • Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Yang Yang joined the faculty in 2013 from the University of Florida, where his dissertation explored econometrics of international tourist flows and regional tourism growth.

His research interests include economic analytics in tourism and hospitality, tourism growth and demand modeling, location and financial analysis in the hospitality industry, and big data analytics in tourism and hospitality.

A winner of four Best Paper Awards, Dr. Yang has published 19 English academic articles in top-tier peer-reviewed journals such as the Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management and International Journal of Hospitality Management, as well as ten articles in Chinese. He has also delivered 21 conference presentations globally and authored three book chapters. Dr. Yang has served as a reviewer for fourteen journals, including Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Travel Research.

He earned his PhD in Geography, with a minor in Econometrics, as well as Master’s degrees in Statistics and Economics, from the University of Florida; a Master’s degree in Hotel and Tourism Management from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Geography from Peking University; and a Bachelor’s degree in Resource Management and Planning from Nanjing University in China.

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

THM 2311

Global Issues in Travel

Undergraduate

THM 2313

Financial Issues in Tourism and Hospitality

Undergraduate

THM 5313

Financial Mgt Tour/Hosp

Graduate

THM 5321

Tourism Analytics

Graduate

Selected Publications

Featured

  • Yang, Y., Luo, H., & Law, R. (2014). Theoretical, empirical, and operational models in hotel location research. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 36, 209-220. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.09.004.

  • Yang, Y. & Fik, T. (2014). Spatial effects in regional tourism growth. Annals of Tourism Research, 46, 144-162. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2014.03.007.

Recent

  • Yang, Y., Zhang, X., & Fu, Y. (2022). Foreign tourists’ experiences under air pollution: Evidence from big data. Tourism Management, 88. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104423.

  • Zhang, X., Yang, Y., Qiao, S., & Zhang, Z. (2022). Responsive and Responsible: Customizing Management Responses to Online Traveler Reviews. Journal of Travel Research, 61(1), 120-135. doi: 10.1177/0047287520971046.

  • Zhou, B., Wen, Z., & Yang, Y. (2021). Agglomerating or dispersing? Spatial effects of high-speed trains on regional tourism economies. Tourism Management, 87. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104392.

  • Yang, Y., Zhang, C., & Rickly, J. (2021). A review of early COVID-19 research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research's Curated Collection on coronavirus and tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 91. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2021.103313.

  • Falk, M. & Yang, Y. (2021). Hotels benefit from stricter regulations on short-term rentals in European cities. Tourism Economics, 27(7), 1526-1539. doi: 10.1177/1354816620918769.

  • Wu, L., Fan, A., Yang, Y., & He, Z. (2021). Robotic involvement in the service encounter: a value-centric experience framework and empirical validation. Journal of Service Management, 32(5), 783-812. doi: 10.1108/JOSM-12-2020-0448.

  • Hu, H., Yang, Y., & Zhang, J. (2021). Avoiding panic during pandemics: COVID-19 and tourism-related businesses. Tourism Management, 86. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104316.

  • Yang, Y., Jiang, L., & Zhang, Z. (2021). Tourists on shared bikes: Can bike-sharing boost attraction demand? Tourism Management, 86. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104328.

  • Yang, Y., Altschuler, B., Liang, Z., & Li, X. (2021). Monitoring the global COVID-19 impact on tourism: The COVID19tourism index. Annals of Tourism Research, 90. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.103120.

  • Yang, Y. & Chen, G. (2021). In search of fresher air: The influence of relative air quality on vacationers' perceptions of destinations' restorative qualities. International Journal of Tourism Research, 23(4), 504-516. doi: 10.1002/jtr.2422.

  • Wang, Y., Chen, X., Yang, Y., Cui, Y., & Xu, R. (2021). Risk perception and resource scarcity in food procurement during the early outbreak of COVID-19. Public Health, 195, 152-157. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.020.

  • Tang, W., Zhang, L., & Yang, Y. (2021). Can red tourism construct red memories? Evidence from tourists at Mount Jinggang, China. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 20. doi: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100618.

  • Xu, Y., Zhang, H., Tian, Y., Xia, X., Chen, X., Yang, Y., & Zhang, J. (2021). When technology meets heritage: a moderated mediation of immersive technology on the constraint-satisfaction relationship. CURRENT ISSUES in TOURISM. 10.1080/13683500.2021.1895728

  • Li, S., Yang, Y., Zhong, Z., & Tang, X. (2021). Agent-Based Modeling of Spatial Spillover Effects in Visitor Flows. Journal of Travel Research, 60(3), 546-563. doi: 10.1177/0047287520930105.

  • Yang, Y., Mao, Z., & Zhang, X. (2021). Better sleep, better trip: The effect of sleep quality on tourists' experiences. Annals of Tourism Research, 87. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2021.103153.

  • Zhang, Z., Li, H., Yang, Y., & Xu, Y. (2021). Not all words are beneficial: The impact of management response contents on customer engagement behavior. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 93. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102805.

  • Tian, F., Yang, Y., Mao, Z., & Tang, W. (2021). Forecasting daily attraction demand using big data from search engines and social media. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. doi: 10.1108/IJCHM-06-2020-0631.

  • Yang, Y., Huang, S., Li, W., Zhong, F., & Lan, T. (2021). Does government efficiency mitigate the effect of natural disasters on tourist arrivals? Current Issues in Tourism. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2021.1951181.

  • Yang, Y., Mao, Z., & Wen, Z. (2021). Pandemic Severity, Policy Stringency, and Tourism Performance: A Global Analysis. Journal of Travel Research. doi: 10.1177/00472875211047276.

  • Yang, Y., García, M.N., Viglia, G., & Nicolau, J. (2021). Competitors or Complements: A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Airbnb on Hotel Performance. Journal of Travel Research. doi: 10.1177/00472875211042670.

  • Tian, Y., Zhang, H., Jiang, Y., & Yang, Y. (2021). Understanding trust and perceived risk in sharing accommodation: an extended elaboration likelihood model and moderated by risk attitude. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. doi: 10.1080/19368623.2022.1986190.

  • Zhang, H. & Yang, Y. (2021). Does Tourism Contribute to Real Estate Boom? A DSGE Modeling in Small Open Economy. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 45(1), 257-279. doi: 10.1177/1096348020932993.

  • Hu, X. & Yang, Y. (2021). Do lower costs necessarily induce higher value ratings? An analysis of online hotel reviews. Current Issues in Tourism, 24(16), 2357-2373. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1810211.

  • Hu, H., Qiao, X., Yang, Y., & Zhang, L. (2021). Developing a resilience evaluation index for cultural heritage site: case study of Jiangwan Town in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 26(1), 15-29. doi: 10.1080/10941665.2020.1805476.

  • Dutta, A., Mishra, T., Uddin, G., & Yang, Y. (2021). Brexit uncertainty and volatility persistence in tourism demand. Current Issues in Tourism, 24(16), 2225-2232. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1822300.

  • Yang, Y., Wang, C., & Xu, H. (2021). Challenge or chance? Understanding the impact of anti-corruption campaign on China’s hotel industry. Tourism Economics. doi: 10.1177/13548166211001589.

  • Yang, Y., Liu, H., & Chen, X. (2020). COVID-19 and restaurant demand: early effects of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 13(12), 3809-3834. doi: 10.1108/IJCHM-06-2020-0504.

  • Zhang, X., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Designing tourist experiences amidst air pollution: A spatial analytical approach using social media. Annals of Tourism Research, 84. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102999.

  • Yang, Y., Zhang, H., & Chen, X. (2020). Coronavirus pandemic and tourism: Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium modeling of infectious disease outbreak. Annals of Tourism Research, 83. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102913.

  • Leung, X. & Yang, Y. (2020). Are all five points equal? Scaling heterogeneity in hotel online ratings. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 88. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102539.

  • Hu, X. & Yang, Y. (2020). Determinants of consumers’ choices in hotel online searches: A comparison of consideration and booking stages. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.102370.

  • Mao, Z., Li, D., Yang, Y., Fu, X., & Yang, W. (2020). Chinese DMOs’ engagement on global social media: examining post-related factors. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 25(3), 274-285. doi: 10.1080/10941665.2019.1708759.

  • Yang, Y. & Mao, Z. (2020). Location advantages of lodging properties: A comparison between hotels and Airbnb units in an urban environment. Annals of Tourism Research, 81. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102861.

  • Zhang, X., Qiao, S., Yang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Exploring the impact of personalized management responses on tourists’ satisfaction: A topic matching perspective. Tourism Management, 76. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2019.103953.

  • Hu, X. & Yang, Y. (2020). What makes online reviews helpful in tourism and hospitality? a bare-bones meta-analysis. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/19368623.2020.1780178.

  • Yang, Y. & Hua, N. (2020). Does hotel class moderate the impact of crime on operating performance? Tourism Economics. doi: 10.1177/1354816620949040.

  • Tian, F., Yang, Y., & Jiang, L. (2020). Spatial spillover of transport improvement on tourism growth. Tourism Economics. doi: 10.1177/1354816620982787.

  • Yang, Y. & Mao, Z. (2019). When ‘spatial’ means special: Special issue on spatial economics and tourism development. Tourism Economics, 25(8), 1145-1149. doi: 10.1177/1354816619851389.

  • Hu, X., Yang, Y., & Park, S. (2019). A meta-regression on the effect of online ratings on hotel room rates. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(12), 4438-4461. doi: 10.1108/IJCHM-10-2018-0835.

  • Yang, Y. & Mao, Z. (2019). Welcome to My Home! An Empirical Analysis of Airbnb Supply in US Cities. Journal of Travel Research, 58(8), 1274-1287. doi: 10.1177/0047287518815984.

  • Zhang, H. & Yang, Y. (2019). Prescribing for the tourism-induced Dutch disease: A DSGE analysis of subsidy policies. Tourism Economics, 25(6), 942-963. doi: 10.1177/1354816618813046.

  • Deng, T., Hu, Y., & Yang, Y. (2019). How geographic, cultural, and institutional distances shape location choices of China’s OFDI in tourism?–an empirical study on B&R countries. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 24(8), 735-749. doi: 10.1080/10941665.2019.1630451.

  • Masiero, L., Yang, Y., & Qiu, R. (2019). Understanding hotel location preference of customers: Comparing random utility and random regret decision rules. Tourism Management, 73, 83-93. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.12.002.

  • Yang, Y., Jiang, L., & Schwartz, Z. (2019). Who's hiding? Room rate discounts in opaque distribution channels. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 80, 113-122. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.02.001.

  • Yang, Y. & Zhang, H. (2019). Spatial-temporal forecasting of tourism demand. Annals of Tourism Research, 75, 106-119. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2018.12.024.

  • Yang, Y., Xue, L., & Jones, T. (2019). Tourism-enhancing effect of World Heritage Sites: Panacea or placebo? A meta-analysis. Annals of Tourism Research, 75, 29-41. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2018.12.007.

  • Yang, Y., Liu, H., & Li, X. (2019). The World Is Flatter? Examining the Relationship between Cultural Distance and International Tourist Flows. Journal of Travel Research, 58(2), 224-240. doi: 10.1177/0047287517748780.

  • Yang, Y., Tan, K., & Li, X. (2019). Antecedents and consequences of home-sharing stays: Evidence from a nationwide household tourism survey. Tourism Management, 70, 15-28. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.004.

  • Yang, Y., Li, D., & Li, X. (2019). Public transport connectivity and inter-city tourist flows. Journal of Travel Research, 58(1), 25-41. SAGE. 10.1177/0047287517741997

  • Zhang, H., Li, L., Yang, Y., & Zhang, J. (2018). Why do domestic tourists choose to consume local food? The differential and non-monotonic moderating effects of subjective knowledge. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 10, 68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2018.06.001.

  • Yang, Y. & Stienmetz, J. (2018). Big data and tourism planning. Information Technology and Tourism, 20(1-4), 189-190. doi: 10.1007/s40558-018-0127-6.

  • Yang, Y., Liu, H., Li, X., & Harrill, R. (2018). A shrinking world for tourists? Examining the changing role of distance factors in understanding destination choices. Journal of Business Research, 92, 350-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.08.001.

  • Yang, Y. & Leung, X. (2018). A better last-minute hotel deal via app? Cross-channel price disparities between HotelTonight and OTAs. Tourism Management, 68, 198-209. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.03.016.

  • Deng, T., Wang, D., Yang, Y., & Yang, H. (2018). Shrinking cities in growing China: Did high speed rail further aggravate urban shrinkage? Cities. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2018.09.017.

  • Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Yang, Y., & Zhou, Q. (2018). Bargaining Power in Tourist Shopping. Journal of Travel Research, 57(7), 947-961. doi: 10.1177/0047287517724917.

  • Liu, H., Li, X., Cárdenas, D., & Yang, Y. (2018). Perceived cultural distance and international destination choice: The role of destination familiarity, geographic distance, and cultural motivation. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 9, 300-309. doi: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2018.03.002.

  • Yang, Y., Wu, L., & Yang, W. (2018). Does time dull the pain? The impact of temporal contiguity on review extremity in the hotel context. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 75, 119-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.02.015.

  • Yang, Y., Park, S., & Hu, X. (2018). Electronic word of mouth and hotel performance: A meta-analysis. Tourism Management, 67, 248-260. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.01.015.

  • Mao, Z., Yang, Y., & Wang, M. (2018). Sleepless nights in hotels? Understanding factors that influence hotel sleep quality. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 74, 189-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.05.002.

  • Leung, X., Yang, Y., & Dubin, E. (2018). What are guests scared of? Crime-related hotel experiences and fear of crime. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 35(8), 1071-1086. doi: 10.1080/10548408.2018.1473192.

  • Park, S., Yang, Y., & Wang, M. (2018). Travel distance and hotel service satisfaction: An inverted U-shaped relationship. International Journal of Hospitality Management. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.05.015.

  • Lin, S., Yang, Y., & Li, G. (2018). Where can tourism-led growth and economic-driven tourism growth occur? Journal of Travel Research. SAGE.

  • Yang, Y. & Mao, Z. (2018). Learning From “Alien Monks?” The Productivity Spillovers of Foreign-Invested Hotels in China. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 42(4), 649-670. doi: 10.1177/1096348015614958.

  • Yang, Y., Mao, Z., & Tang, J. (2018). Understanding Guest Satisfaction with Urban Hotel Location. Journal of Travel Research, 57(2), 243-259. doi: 10.1177/0047287517691153.

  • Yang, Y., Fik, T., & Altschuler, B. (2018). Explaining regional economic multipliers of tourism: does cross-regional heterogeneity exist? Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 23(1), 15-23. doi: 10.1080/10941665.2017.1394335.

  • Jones, T.E., Yang, Y., & Yamamoto, K. (2018). Comparing Automated and Manual Visitor Monitoring Methods: Integrating Parallel Datasets on Mount Fuji’s North Face. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 36(1), 22-38. doi: 10.18666/jpra-2018-v36-i1-7976.

  • Li, D. & Yang, Y. (2017). GIS Monitoring of Traveler Flows Based on Big Data. In Design Science in Tourism Foundations of Destination Management (pp. 111-128). Springer.

  • Yang, Y., Roehl, W., & Huang, J. (2017). Understanding and projecting the restaurantscape: The influence of neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics on restaurant location. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 67, 33-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.07.005.

  • Pan, B. & Yang, Y. Forecasting Destination Weekly Hotel Occupancy with Big Data. Journal of Travel Research, 56(7), 957-970. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0047287516669050.

  • Yang, Y. & Mao, Z. (2017). Do independent hotels benefit from the presence of branded ones? Journal of Business Research, 76, 108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.03.014.

  • Hua, N. & Yang, Y. (2017). Systematic effects of crime on hotel operating performance. Tourism Management, 60, 257-269. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.022.

  • Jones, T., Yang, Y., & Yamamoto, K. (2017). Assessing the recreational value of world heritage site inscription: A longitudinal travel cost analysis of Mount Fuji climbers. Tourism Management, 60, 67-78. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.009.

  • Yang, X., Zha, Y., Lu, L., & Yang, Y. (2017). An evolutionary economic geography perspective on types of operation development in West Lake, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 27(3), 482-496. doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0855-0.

  • Yang, Y., Cao, Y., & Yang, L. (2017). Product diversification and property performance in the urban lodging market: The relationship and its moderators. Tourism Management, 59, 363-375. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.08.018.

  • Yang, Y., Fik, T., & Zhang, H. (2017). Designing a Tourism Spillover Index Based on Multidestination Travel: A Two-Stage Distance-Based Modeling Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(3), 317-333. doi: 10.1177/0047287516641782.