Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Professor Haiyan Song is Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management and Director of Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests are in tourism and hospitality economics with particular focuses on tourism demand modelling and forecasting, consumer behaviour research, and tourism supply chain management. He has played significant roles in a number of international collaborative research projects. Prof. Song has published more than 250 journal articles in both mainstream economics journals as well tourism and hospitality journals. He is a Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism (IAST). The honours he received include the John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award and Lifetime Research Achievement Award by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education in 2010 and 2023, respectively. He also received the Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award by University of Delaware in 2014. Professor Song was awarded Honorary Fellow of Council of Australia Universities in Tourism and Hospitality Education in 2019.

Markus Schuckert is Professor and Department Chair of Hospitality Management (HMGT) at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. His core industry experience is from aviation and tourism on international level. As an entrepreneur, Markus established a tourism and hospitality related consulting firm for market research, product development and change management in Europe. As a researcher, Markus is specializing in digital marketing, travel technology and strategic management for hospitality and tourism. Markus contributes to top journals in the field, international conferences, industry meetings, consulting, and by editing books for education and industry. Prior to joining UNH, Markus held academic positions in the U.S., Hong Kong, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.