Office：  City Viva Hotel, 2nd Floor, Room VH206A                                                              

Tel.：      85902579                                                                       

E-mail： timothylee@cityu.edu.mo 

Academic Qualification

Ph.D in Tourism & Hospitality Development, School of Management, University of Surrey, the United Kingdom

Master Degree in International Hotel Management, School of Management, University of Surrey, the United Kingdom

Bachelor Degree in the Environmental Forestry Resources, Seoul National University, South Korea

Working Experience                                                                             

2026/07 to Present       

Professor, Faculty of International Tourism and Management, City University of Macau, Macao, China

2023/05 to Present       

The Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Tourism Research

2020 to 2026                 

Professor, Vice Dean, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China                                                                       

2018 to 2020                 

Professor, Department Head of Tourism, Leisure and Events Management, School of Business & School of Social Sciences, 

University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Australia

2012 to 2018                 

Dean, Research Institute Director, Professor, & Department Head of Hospitality & Tourism, College of Asia Pacific Studies, 

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

2005 to 2012                 

Tenured Assistant Professor in Hospitality Management, School of Tourism and Leisure Management, 

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

2002 to 2004                 

Sessional lecturer in Tourism Marketing & Tourism Development, School of Management, 

University of Surrey, Guildford, the United Kingdom

Teaching Area                                                                               

Transportation Studies

Cultural and Heritage Tourism

Research Area                                                                               

Tourism / Hospitality / Leisure Marketing

Ealth-oriented Tourism / Wellness Leisure Activities

Cross-cultural Issues in Tourism / Hospitality / Leisure Industries

Food and Culinary Tourism

Events, Festivals, MICE, &

Local Destination Image Development, Especially in East Asia

Academic Publication

• Published more than 390 research articles in academic journals, books, and conference proceedings (including 160 in the SSCI-indexed journals, and 140 in A* or A-ranked journals in the Australian Business Deans Council -ABDC-)
• Been granted 26 research projects worldwide totaling more than 5 million US Dollars
• Invited 170 times to deliver a special guest lecture or keynote speech in 20 countries
• Supervised 30 PhD & 40 Master students to complete their degrees
• The (only) Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Tourism Research (listed in SSCI Q1, Scopus Q1, Impact factor 5.9) published by John Wiley & Sons, the United Kingdom
• Associate Editor of Journal of Leisure Research (Q2 in SSCI; since 2021)
• Adjunct Professor or Specially appointed distinguished scholar at universities in China, Switzerland, Thailand, South Africa, Australia, and South Korea.
• Hosted 20 academic conferences as the Host and Chief Organizer that more than 3,000 academics from 45 countries participated in
• Awarded 'Outstanding Researcher of the Year in the Asia Pacific University' for the five consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017) at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan
• Keep submitting 40 manuscripts to top-tier SSCI Q1 journals per year to publish around 25 articles every year
• Research interests: Health-oriented tourism, Cultural heritage tourism, Food tourism, Festivals & Events industry, Local destination marketing, Developing local values as tourism resources, Casino industry, & more

Curriculum Vitae

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