Zheng Xiang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His research interests include travel information search, social media marketing, and business analytics for the tourism and hospitality industries. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Information Technology & Tourism.
Matthias Fuchs is Full Professor of Tourism Management and Economics at the Department of Tourism Studies and Geography (TUG), Mid Sweden University. His research interests comprise business intelligence applications for destinations, UGC-based sentiment analysis, socioeconomic impact analysis, tourism demand modeling, and destination brand equity modeling.