Conference Chair:

• Cobanoglu, Cihan, Ph.D., College of Hospitality & Tourism Leadership, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, USA

International Scientific Committee:

Dr. Ahmed Razman Abdul-Latiff, Putra Business School, Malaysia Dr. Nouman Afgan, Preston University, Pakistan Dr. Shalini Aggarwal, Institute of Management Studies, India Dr. Ahmad Ahmad-Hassan, Loughborough University, UK Dr. Volkan Altintas, Katip Celebi University, Turkey Dr. Maria Alvarez, Bogazici University, Turkey Dr. Francisco Arroyo, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain Dr. Azlin Shafinaz Arshad, University Teknologi Mara, Malaysia Dr. Paula Serdeira Azevedo, University of Algarve, Portugal Dr. Michael Ba Banutu-Gomez, Rowan University,USA Dr. Artemio  Baigorri, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain Dr. Katerina Berezina, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, USA Dr. Kul Bhatia, University of Western Ontario, Canada Dr. Jackie Brander Brown, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Dr. Andreas Braun, BSP Business School, Germany Dr. Judi Brownell, Cornell University, USA Dr. Antonio Caleiro, Universidade De Evora, Portugal Dr. Mustafa Canbolat, State University of New York, USA Dr. Tofan Cezarina, Spiru Haret University, Romania Dr. Ulku Clark, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Dr. Marisol Correia, Algarve University, Portugal Dr. Allan Cunningham, Florida Atlantic University, USA Dr. Ernest Czermanski, University of Gdansk, Poland Dr. Ripp Daniell, Salem State University, USA Dr. Lidija Dedi, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dr. Mayukh Dewan, Taylors University, Malaysia Dr. Jacqueline Douglas, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Dr. Erdogan Ekiz, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Dr. Junior Garcia, Federal University of Paraná-UFPR, Brazil Dr. Eduardo Guillen, University of A Coruna, Spain Dr. Natalia Guseva, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Dr. Yasser Halim, Modern Sciences & Arts University, Egypt Dr. Michelle Hallack, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Dr. Lee Hays, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA Dr. Carrie Herzog, Conestoga College, Canada Dr. Sabrina Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Dr. John Hudson, University of Bath, UK Dr. Apinya Ingard, Silpakorn University, Thailand Dr. Boyan Ivantchev, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria Dr. Abdul  Jalil, Quaid-I-Azam University, Pakistan Dr. Jichul Jang, Kansas State University, USA Dr. Warveni Jap, Thompson Rivers University, Canada Dr. K J Joseph, Centre for Development Studies, India Dr. Magd Kahil, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Egypt Dr. Phyllis Keys, Morgan State University, USA Dr. Mohammad Khataybeh, The Hashemite University, Jordan Dr. M. Khoshnevisan, Ajman University, UAE Dr. Sawsan Khreis, Yarmouk University, Jordan Dr. Sungsoo Kim, University of Southern Mississippi, USA Dr. Goh Kim-Leng, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr. Erdogan Koc, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey Dr. Marketa Kubickova, University of South Carolina, USA Dr. Joanna Kuczewska, University of Gdansk, Poland Dr. Rosário Laureano, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal

Dr. Andy Lee, University of Queensland, Australia Dr. Chew Ging Lee, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia Dr. Jaeseok Lee, Antalya International University, Turkey Dr. Ji-Eun Lee, University of Central Florida, USA Dr. Seoki Lee, Pennsylvania State University, USA Dr. Seul Ki Lee, Sejong University, South Korea Dr. João Carlos Correia Leitão, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Dr. Joseph Lema, Stockton University, USA Dr. Janina Leon, Catholic University of Peru, Peru Dr. Romaldo Lewis, University of Belize, Belize Dr. Ying Liao, Meredith College, USA Dr. Tsong-Zen Liu, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan Dr. María López-Rey, University of Extremadura, Spain Dr. Ana Lozano-Vivas, University of Malaga, Spain Dr. Tsz-Wai Lui, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan Dr. David Martin, Auburn University, USA Dr. Amir Michael, Durham University, UK Dr. Mahadzirah Mohamad, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Dr. Lucia Morales, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Dr. Johnny Nelson, Tarleton State University, USA Dr. Birgit Oberer, Sakarya University, Turkey Dr. Habil  Ogalo, Arab Open University, Kuwait Dr. Eunkyoung Park, Iowa State University, USA Dr. Oleksandr Perekhozhuk, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies, Germany Dr. Maria Helena Pestana, ISCTE_IUL, Lisbon, Portugal and Laureate European University of Lisbon, Portugal Dr. Jayalakshmy Ramachandran, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Dr. Akram Rawashdeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan Dr. Rasoul Rezvanian, Ithaca College, USA Dr. Elena Rogova, Higher School of Economics, Russia Dr. Eileen Schiffer, Marylhurst University, USA Dr. Xiao Shishun, Sichuan Agricultural University, China Dr. Lisa Slevitch, Oklahoma State University, USA Dr. Sui Sui, Ryerson University, Canada Dr. Mollie Sweet, Northwest Nazarene University, USA Dr. Saloomeh Tabari, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Dr. Abdullah Tanrisevdi, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey Dr. Mustafa Tepeci, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey Dr. Shaw Warn Too, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia Dr. Yao-Chin Wang, Xiamen University, China Dr. Ning Wang, Valdosta State University, USA Dr. Kelly Way, University of Arkansas, USA Dr. Douglas Waldo, Leading Dimensions, USA Dr. Priyantha Wijayatunga, Umea University, Sweden Dr. Keke Wu, Central Washington University, USA Dr. Martin Wu, University of Illinois, USA Dr. Sergey Yablonsky, St.Petersburg State University, Russia Dr. Rubayah Yakob, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Dr. Jessica Yuan, Texas Tech University, USA Dr. Michael Zhang, Nottingham Trent University, UK Dr. Tingting Zhang, University of Central Florida, USA Dr. Wanli Zhao, Southern Illinois University, USA Dr. Wei  Zhao, Zhejiang University, China

Peer Review (Double-Blind) Board:

Dr. Ahmed Razman Abdul-Latiff, Putra Business School, Malaysia Dr. Nouman Afgan, Preston University, Pakistan Dr. Shalini Aggarwal, Institute of Management Studies, India Dr. Ahmad Ahmad-Hassan, Loughborough University, UK Dr. Volkan Altintas, Katip Celebi University, Turkey Dr. Maria Alvarez, Bogazici University, Turkey Dr. Francisco Arroyo, Universidad De Extremadura, Spain Dr. Azlin Shafinaz Arshad, University Teknologi Mara, Malaysia Dr. Paula Serdeira Azevedo, University of Algarve, Portugal Dr. Michael Ba Banutu-Gomez, Rowan University,USA Dr. Artemio Baigorri, Universidad De Extremadura, Spain Dr. Katerina Berezina, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, USA Dr. Kul Bhatia, University of Western Ontario, Canada Dr. Jackie Brander-Brown, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Dr. Andreas Braun, BSP Business School, Germany Dr. Judi Brownell, Cornell University, USA Dr. Antonio Caleiro, Universidade De Evora, Portugal Dr. Mustafa Canbolat, State University of New York, USA Dr. Tofan Cezarina-Adina, Spiru Haret University, Romania Dr. Ulku Clark, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Dr. Marisol Correia, Algarve University, Portugal Dr. Allan Cunningham, Florida Atlantic University, USA Dr. Ernest Czermanski, University of Gdansk, Poland Dr. Ripp Daniell, Salem State University, USA Dr. Lidija Dedi, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dr. Mayukh Dewan, Taylors University, Malaysia Dr. Jacqueline Douglas, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Dr. Erdogan Ekiz, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Dr. Junior Garcia, Federal University of Paraná-UFPR, Brazil Dr. Eduardo Guillen, University of A Coruna, Spain Dr. Natalia Guseva, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Dr. Yasser Halim, Modern Sciences & Arts University, Egypt Dr. Michelle Hallack, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Dr. Lee Hays, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA Dr. Carrie Herzog, Conestoga College, Canada Dr. Sabrina Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Dr. John Hudson, University of Bath, UK Dr. Apinya Ingard, Silpakorn University, Thailand Dr. Boyan Ivantchev, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria Dr. Abdul Jalil, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Dr. Jichul Jang, Kansas State University, USA Dr. Warveni Jap, Thompson Rivers University, Canada Dr. K J Joseph, Centre for Development Studies, India Dr. Magd Kahil, Modern Sciences & Arts University, Egypt Dr. Phyllis Keys, Morgan State University, USA Dr. Mohammad Khataybeh, The Hashemite University, Jordan Dr. M Khoshnevisan, Ajman University, UAE Dr. Sawsan Khreis, Yarmouk University, Jordan Dr. Sungsoo Kim, University of Southern Mississippi, USA Dr. Goh Kim-Leng, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr. Erdogan Koc, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey Dr. Marketa Kubickova, University of South Carolina, USA Dr. Joanna Kuczewska , University of Gdansk, Poland Dr. Rosário Laureano, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal

Dr. Andy Lee, University of Queensland, Australia Dr. Chew Ging Lee, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia Dr. Jaeseok Lee, Antalya International University, Turkey Dr. Ji-Eun Lee, University of Central Florida, USA Dr. Seoki Lee, Pennsylvania State University, USA Dr. Seul Ki Lee, Sejong University, South Korea Dr. João Carlos Correia Leitão, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Dr. Joseph Lema, Stockton University, USA Dr. Janina Leon, Catholic University of Peru, Peru Dr. Romaldo Lewis, University of Belize, Belize Dr. Ying Liao, Meredith College, USA Dr. Tsong-Zen Liu, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan Dr. María López-Rey, University of Extremadura, Spain Dr. Ana Lozano-Vivas, University of Malaga, Spain Dr. Tsz-Wai Lui, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan Dr. David Martin, Auburn University, USA Dr. Amir Michael, Durham University, UK Dr. Mahadzirah Mohamad, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Dr. Lucia Morales, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Dr. Johnny Nelson, Tarleton State University, USA Dr. Birgit Oberer, Sakarya University, Turkey Dr. Habil Ogalo, Arab Open University, Kuwait Dr. Eunkyoung Park, Iowa State University, USA Dr. Oleksandr Perekhozhuk, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies, Germany Dr. Maria Helena Pestana, Laureate European University of Lisbon, Portugal Dr. Jayalakshmy Ramachandran, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia  Dr. Akram Rawashdeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan Dr. Rasoul Rezvanian, Ithaca College, USA Dr. Elena Rogova, Higher School of Economics, Russia Dr. Eileen Schiffer, Marylhurst University, USA Dr. Xiao Shishun, Sichuan Agricultural University, China Dr. Lisa Slevitch, Oklahoma State University, USA Dr. Sui Sui, Ryerson University, Canada Dr. Mollie Sweet, Northwest Nazarene University, USA Dr. Saloomeh Tabari, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Dr. Abdullah Tanrisevdi, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey Dr. Mustafa Tepeci, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey Dr. Shaw Warn Too, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia Dr. Ning Wang, Valdosta State University, USA Dr. Yao-Chin Wang, Xiamen University, China Dr. Kelly Way, University of Arkansas, USA Dr. Priyantha Wijayatunga, Umea University, Sweden Dr. Keke Wu, Central Washington University, USA Dr. Martin Wu, University of Illinois, USA Dr. Sergey Yablonsky, St.Petersburg State University, Russia Dr. Rubayah Yakob, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Dr. Jessica Yuan, Texas Tech University, USA Dr. Michael Zhang, Nottingham Trent University, UK Dr. Tingting Zhang, University Of Central Florida, USA Dr. Wanli Zhao, Southern Illinois University, USA Dr. Wei  Zhao, Zhejiang University, China

Scientific Relations Coordinators:

• Cavusoglu, Muhittin, M.S., College of Education, University of South Florida, USA
• Ciftci, Lena, M.S., College of Hospitality and Tourism Leadership, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
• Cobanoglu, Bora, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University
• Sarac, Tugba, M.S., College of Hospitality and Tourism Leadership, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

Conference Organization:

The students in the Conference and Exhibitions class organize and manage this conference.