Research interests: tourism, entrepreneurship, destination marketing, service marketing management, and special events. His academic papers had appeared in: Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Analysis, Tourism Review, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Travel & Tourism Research, Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Journal of the Academy of Business Disciplines, Journal of Interdisciplinary Business Studies, International Journal of Arts Management, International Journal of Commerce & Management, and the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration.