Affiliations

Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management

Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management

Faculty of Business Administration

Email (@um.edu.mo)

roblaw

Tel

8822 9110

Office

E22-G001h

UMDF Chair Professor of Smart Tourism

Chair Professor of Smart Tourism 

Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management

Biography

羅振雄(Rob Law)是澳門大學發展基金會智慧旅遊講座教授。他亦是多間著名大學的名譽教授。在2021年7月加入澳門大學之前，羅教授曾在行業組織和學術機構工作。

羅教授是一位活躍的研究員。截至2024年9月，他已獲得110 多項與學術研究相關的獎項和榮譽（例如，在2000 年至2019 年的二十年間，被公認為世界上科研產量最高的旅遊/酒店領域研究學者—《International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management》，2021 年），以及數百萬美元的外部和內部研究資助經費。羅教授主編了四本書，發表了1000多篇學術文章（包括在一流學術期刊上發表的數百篇研究論文）。 他的出版物已獲得超過 74,000 次引用，其h指數和i10指數分別為126和599（https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mRMgTLsAAAAJ&hl=en）。 此外，羅教授還在200 多本學術期刊中擔任不同職務（例如，在酒店/旅遊領域，他是62% 的Q1期刊的編輯委員會成員），並在180多個國際會議中擔任主席/委員會成員。

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Regina
  • Master of Science, University of Regina
  • Bachelor of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Smart Tourism
  • Website Evaluation and eWOM Analysis
  • Technology Management and Applications
  • Computer-Assisted Education

Full-time Academic and Professional Experiences since 1995

(2021 – Present) UMDF Chair Professor of Smart Tourism, Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management, University of Macau, Macao
(2009 – 2021) Professor – School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(2001 – 2008) Associate Professor – School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(1995 – 2001) Assistant Professor – Department of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Selected Publications in ABS4 Tourism Journals from 2018 to 2021

Recent publications of Prof. Law can be found on the APAEM website (click here)

  • Li, X., Li, H., Pan, B., & Law, R. (2021). Machine Learning in Internet Search Query Selection for Tourism Forecasting. Journal of Travel Research. 60(6), 1213-1231.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., & Law, R. (2021) Tourism Demand Forecasting: A Decomposed Deep Learning Approach. Journal of Travel Research. 60(5). 981-997.
  • Huang, G.Q.I., Wong, I.K.A., Law, R. (2021). Dilemma on hotel reviews: The role of information processing and validation. Journal of Travel Research. 60(6), 1301-1317.
  • Li, X., Law, R., Xie, G., & Wang, S. (2021) Review of Tourism Forecasting Research with Internet Data. Tourism Management. 83, 104245.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., Vu, Q., & Law, R. (2021). Predictivity of tourism demand data. Annals of Tourism Research. 89, 103234.
  • Fong, L.H.N., Law, R., & Ye, B.H. (2021) OUTLOOK OF TOURISM RECOVERY AMID AN EPIDEMIC. Annals of Tourism Research. 86, 102951.
  • Han, M., Zhang, Z., Law, R. & Liu, X. (2020) Forget the failure and fight for the future. Annals of Tourism Research. 82, 102793.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., Law, R., & Yang, Y. (2020). Group Pooling for Deep Tourism Demand Forecasting. Annals of Tourism Research. 82, 102899.
  • Li, S., Li, G., Law, R., & Paradies, Y. (2020) Racism in Tourism Reviews. Tourism Management. 80, 104100.
  • Vu, Q.H., Li, G., & Law, R. (2020). Discovering Highly Profitable Travel Patterns by High-Utility Pattern Mining. Tourism Management. 77, 104008.
  • Xu, Y., Li, H., Law, R., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Can receiving managerial responses induce more user reviewing effort? A mixed method investigation in hotel industry. Tourism Management. 77, 103982.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., & Law, R. (2020). Cross-Country Analysis of Tourist Activities Based on Venue Referenced Social Media Data. Journal of Travel Research. 59(1), 90-106.
  • Li, X., & Law, R. (2020). Forecasting Tourism Demand with Decomposed Search Cycles. Journal of Travel Research. 59(1), 52-68.
  • Liu, X. Law, R., & Xu, Y. (2019). Does identity disclosure affect review extremity? Annals of Tourism Research. 77, 171-174.
  • Law, R., Li, G., Fong, D., & Han, X. (2019). Tourism Demand Forecasting: A Deep Learning Approach. Annals of Tourism Research. 75, 410-423.
  • Vu, Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Exploring tourists’ dining preferences based on restaurant reviews. Journal of Travel Research. 58(1), 149-167.
  • Zhong, L., Sun, S., & Law, R. (2019) Movement patterns of tourists. Tourism Management. 75, 318-322.
  • Wong, IK. A., Liu, D., Li, N., Wu, S., Lu, L., & Law, R. (2019). Foodstagramming in the travel encounter. Tourism Management. 71, 99-115.
  • Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Law, R., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Posting reviews on OTAs: Motives, rewards and effort. Tourism Management. 70, 230-237.
  • Choi, M., Law, R., & Heo, C. (2018). An investigation of the perceived value of shopping tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 57(7), 962-980.
  • Tung, V., Cheung, C., & Law, R. (2018). Does the Listener Matter? The Effects of Capitalization on Post-Travel Experiences and Destination Image. Journal of Travel Research. 57(8), 1133-1145.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Tourist Activity Analysis by Leveraging Mobile Social Media Data. Journal of Travel Research. 57(7), 883-898.
  • Wong, I.K.A., Law, R., & Zhao, X. (2018). Time-Variant Pleasure Travel Motivations and Behaviors. Journal of Travel Research, 57(4), 437-452.
  • Wang, L., Fong, D. & Law, R. (2018). Length of stay: its determinants and outcomes. Journal of Travel Research. 57(4), 472-482.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018) Travel Diaries Analysis by Sequential Rule Mining. Journal of Travel Research. 57(3), 399-413.
  • Wang, L., Fang, B., & Law, R. (2018). Effect of air quality in the place of origin on outbound tourism demand: Disposable income as a moderator. Tourism Management. 68, 152-161.
  • Liu, X., Schuckert, M, & Law, R. (2018) Utilitarianism and knowledge growth during status seeking: Evidence from text-mining of online reviews. Tourism Management. 66, 38-46.
  • Sun, S. Fong, D. & Law, R. (2018) Effect of distance decay on Chinese who travel to Macau. Annals of Tourism Research. 70, 105-107.