1. Tourism/hotel demand modeling and forecasting

• Liyao Huang, Weimin Zheng*, Suiwen (Sharon) Zou, Ming-Hsiang Chen. Interpretable machine learning for hotel demand prediction: A case study framework from Xiamen, China. Tourism Economics 2025, 31(8): 1726-1748. (SSCI, JCR Q1)
• Jiaying Chen, Cheng Li, Liyao Huang*, Weimin Zheng. Tourism demand forecasting: a deep learning model based on spatial-temporal transformer. Tourism Review.2025,80(3):648-663. (Corresponding author, ABS 1星, 中科院Q2, IF:7.3)
• Liyao Huang, Weimin Zheng*, Zuohua Deng. Tourism demand forecasting: An interpretable deep learning model. Tourism Analysis. 2024,29(4):465-479. (JCR Q3, ABS 2)
• Liyao Huang, Mengling Li, Weimin Zheng*, Shengnan Gao. Exploring the evolutionary patterns of urban tourist mobility within a day: A three-step analysis framework. International Journal of Tourism Research. 2024, 26(4):1-16. (SSCI, JCR Q1)
• Liyao Huang, Cheng Li, Weimin Zheng*. Daily hotel demand forecasting with spatiotemporal features. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. 2023, 35: 26-45. (ABS 3星, 中科院Q1, IF:9.1)
• Liyao Huang, Weimin Zheng*. Hotel demand forecasting: A comprehensive literature review. Tourism Review. 2023, 78: 218-244. (ABS 1星, 中科院Q2, IF:7.3)
• Weimin Zheng, Liyao Huang*, Zhibin Lin. Multi-attraction, hourly tourism demand forecasting. Annals of Tourism Research. 2021, 90, 103271. (Corresponding author, ABS四星, 中科院Q1, IF:10.4)
• Liyao Huang, Weimin Zheng*. Novel deep learning approach for forecasting daily hotel demand with agglomeration effect. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 2021, 98, 103038. (ABS 3星, 中科院Q1, IF:9.9)

 

2. Tourist behavior research

• Lingling Wen, Liyao Huang*. Whispers of automation: Exploring the influence of service robots on food waste. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 2026,133,104484. (Corresponding author, ABS 3星, 中科院Q1, IF:9.9)
• Boyu Lin, Liyao Huang*, Chuanzhou Wang.Virtual tourism destination ambassadors enhancing social media engagement: Technology mindfulness perspectives. Journal of Vacation Marketing 2025,1-18. (Corresponding author, SSCI, JCR Q1)