Yong Chen , PhD

Short Bio

Yong Chen, PhD, is an Associate Professor at EHL (EHL), Switzerland, where he lectures on marketing and economics of tourism and hospitality. His research interests include tourist happiness, tourism demand, economic impacts of tourism and hospitality, the sharing economy, and Chinese outbound tourism.

Dr Chen's research has been published in diverse outlets, including Tourism Management, the Journal of Travel Research, and the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. His opinions on the sharing economy, Chinese tourism demand and the hotel industry also appeared in CNN, MarketWatch, South China Morning Post, and EHL Hospitality Insights.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Chen, Y. (forthcoming). Tourist Flows and Multi-Destination Trips: A Network Analysis. Journal of China Tourism Research.

Bianchi, G. & Chen, Y. (Forthcoming). The legal aspects of hotel rate parity. Tourism Economics.

Chen, Y. (2024). A network analysis of tourist activity. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 36(2), 505-523.

Lopez, L. Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2023). Does official development assistance promote tourism demand for donor countries? Evidence from Switzerland. Tourism Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166211041416

Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2022). Testing effects of hospitality employment on property crime in the United States. Tourism Economics. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548166211001180

Gu, Q., Zhang, H., Chen, Y., & Li, T. (2022). Mapping the spatiotemporal patterns of beach litter on UK beaches from 2000 to 2016: An emerging hot spot analytical approach. Transactions in GIS.

Sayfuddin, A., & Chen, Y. (2021). The signaling and reputational effects of customer ratings on hotel revenues: Evidence from TripAdvisor. International Journal of Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.103065

Chen, Y. (2021). Measuring litter distribution on UK beaches. Marine Policy, 130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104592

Kim, B., & Chen, Y. (2021). The effects of spirituality on visitor behavior: A cognitive-affective-conative model. International Journal of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2474

Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2020). The short-and long-run hotel demand in Switzerland: A weighted macroeconomic approach. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 44(5), 835-857. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1096348020913608

Chen, Y. (2020). Channeling life satisfaction to tourist satisfaction: New conceptualization and evidence. Journal of China Tourism Research, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2019.1631926

Kim, B., & Chen, Y. (2020). Effects of religious celebrity on destination experience: the case of Pope Francis’s visit to Solmoe Shrine. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2314

Chen, Y. (2019). Social Innovation in Tourism: Unleashing the Time-Money Constraint. Journal of Knowledge Economy, 10, 1700–1719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-018-0534-0

Chen, Y., & Jiang, K. (2019). A multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model of the behavioral consequences of hotel guests. Tourism Management Perspectives, 30, 197-207.

Xie, K. L., & Chen, Y. (2019). Effects of host incentives on multiple listings in accommodation sharing. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(4), 1995?2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.02.014

Chen, Y., Dellea, D., & Bianchi, G. (2018). Knowledge creation and research production in Swiss hotel schools: A case study of EHL. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 31(1), 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2018.1480960

Chen, Y., & Li, R. (2018). Does a happy destination bring you happiness? Evidence from Swiss inbound tourism. Tourism Management, 65, 256-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.10.009

Chen, Y., & Xie, K. L. (2017). Consumer valuation of Airbnb listings: A hedonic pricing approach. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29(9), 2405-2424. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-10-2016-0606

Lo, A. S., Im, H. H., Chen, Y., & Qu, H. (2017). Building brand relationship quality among hotel loyalty program members. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29(1), 458-488. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-06-2015-0283

Chen, Y., Schuckert, M., Song, H., & Chon, K. (2016). Why can package tours hurt tourists? Evidence from China’s tourism demand in Hong Kong. Journal of Travel Research, 55(4), 427-439. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0047287515612597

Chen, Y., & Dellea, D. (2015). Swiss hospitality and tourism education: The experience of the EHL. Tourism Tribune, 30(10), 5-9.

Bianchi G., & Chen Y. (2015). CEO compensation and firm performance in the hospitality industry: A cross-industry comparison. International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 15(3-4), 121-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/15980634.2016.1181320

Li, M., Zhang, H., Xiao, H., & Chen, Y. (2015). A grid-group analysis of tourism motivation. International Journal of Tourism Research, 17(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.1963

Lo, A. S., Mak, B., & Chen, Y. (2014). Do travel agency jobs appeal to university students? A case of tourism management students in Hong Kong. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 14(1), 87-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2014.872908

Guo, Y., Kim, S., & Chen, Y. (2014). Shanghai residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts and quality of life. Journal of China Tourism Research, 10, 142-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2013.849639

Chen, Y., Mak, B., & Li, Z. (2013). Quality deterioration in package tours: The interplay of asymmetric information and reputation. Tourism Management, 38, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.02.010

Funded Research Projects

Chen, Y., Project: The Swiss Tourist Satisfaction and Happiness Index, Date: 01.01.2015 to 31.03.2016, External Fundraising: HES-SO.