Biography
Dr.
Yvette Reisinger is Associate Professor of Tourism in the National
Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce in the School of Tourism & Hospitality
Management, Temple University. She received her graduate education in both
the Department of International Tourism at Warsaw University of Planning
and Statistics, Poland (M.Soc.Sc.) and the Department of Hospitality and
Tourism Management at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (M.Bus. and
Ph.D.). Prior to joining Temple University she was a Director of the Tourism
Program at Florida International University, Director of the Tourism Program
and the Executive Certificate in Hospitality Management at Monash University,
Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Reisinger has been actively involved in research
projects and have published in a variety of tourism and marketing journals
and presented many conference papers based on her original research work.
Dr. Reisinger’s research activities mainly focus on cultural influences on tourist behavior and communication. She has conducted extensive cross-cultural studies of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Australia. Her work on the Japanese tourist market earned her an invitation as the keynote speaker for the inaugural First National Tourism Research Conference of the Japan Foundation for International Tourism (JAFIT) in Tokyo, Japan (2001). She has received Best Article of the Year Award from the Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing (2006), Article Excellence Award (2 papers) from the Journal of Travel Research (2003), and Highly Commended Award from the European Journal of Marketing (1999) for her articles on cultural differences among Asian tourist markets. She is the recipient of numerous research grants.
Dr. Reisinger is a Founding Member of the International Society of Culture,
Tourism and Hospitality Research (HEC, Montreal). She holds a board seat on
the book series Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research,
and is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Tourism, Culture
and Hospitality Research, Regional Editor (Australia and Asia) of the Tourism-An
International Interdisciplinary Journal, and the Editorial Board member
of the Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Vacation Marketing and Tourism
Review International.
Dr. Reisinger’s peer-reviewed publications can be found in the top tourism
journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research,
Tourism Management, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Tourism
Analysis, and more. Her research book Cross-Cultural Behavior in Tourism:
Concepts and Analysis for graduate students was translated into the Mandarin
language. Her new textbook International Tourism: Cultures and Behavior for
undergraduate students was published this year (2009).
Dr. Reisinger has been a member of major professional associations, including TTRA (Travel and Tourism Research Association), AIEST (International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism), ISCTHR International Society of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, TIA (Travel (Industry Association), and IIPT (International Institute for Peace through Tourism (WTO).