Research Horizons | School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Start main content

In Research Horizons, the SHTM reports the latest news and in-depth findings on research and innovation in hospitality and tourism. Learn more about these exciting discoveries and what they mean for the future of our industry!

Volume 19 Issue 2 (September 2025)
Impulse and Indulgence: The Psychology of Unplanned Luxury Consumption
Raising a Glass to China’s Wine Market
From Farm to Table: How Blockchain Boosts Food Transparency
Picture This: Price, Prestige and Online Photo Sharing
When Hospitality Goes Overboard
How ChatGPT is Transforming Trip Planning

Volume 19 Issue 1 (February 2025)
How Children Respond to Tourism Ads
Helping Destinations Stay Ahead of the Curve
Chinese Culture Guides Millennial Green Travel
Planes, Trains … or Screens? Business Travel Post-Pandemic
Empowering Female Entrepreneurs
Luxury Hotel Experiences

Volume 18 Issue 2 (September 2024)
Counting the Cost of Contactless
Post-Pandemic Dining: A Risky Business?
How Smartphones Shape Travel Decisions On the Go
Beyond the Charts: How K-Pop Drives Tourism
The Power of Networking to Drive Innovation
Virtual Voyaging: Tourism and the Metaverse

Volume 18 Issue 1 (February 2024)
Does the Fate of Tourism Hinge on Land Use?
Knowledge is Power in the Restaurant Sector
Hospitality in the Time of COVID-19
Encouraging Employees to Invest in the Environment
Robotics, Hotels and Storytelling
A Fair Deal for Food Delivery Workers?

Volume 17 Issue 2 (September 2023)
Holidaying in the Metaverse
Turning Website Views into Restaurant Visits
Tourist-Triggered Emotions
Fight or Flight? Coping with Stress in the Airline Sector
Prime Time for Service Robots
The Power of a Profile Picture

Volume 17 Issue 1 (February 2023)
Singleton Employees in the Hotel Industry
To Refund or Not to Refund?
Nostalgia-Motivated Tourism
The Cost of Faking a Smile
A New Flavour for Hotels
Visiting Loved Ones May Drive Tourism Recovery

Volume 16 Issue 2 (September 2022)
Drone Food Delivery is Taking Off
Airline Industry in Crisis
Staycationers Behaving Badly
Welcome to the Touch-Free Hotel
A Breath of Fresh Air for Luxury Hotels
Getting Back on Track: Service Recovery in a Networked World

Volume 16 Issue 1 (February 2022)
The Next Frontier in Hotel Service
The Healing Power of Trust
Building an Older, Wiser Workforce
Saving the Planet, One Hotel at a Time
Dining Out During a Pandemic
When Nothing Is Normal: Managing Hotel Revenue during COVID-19

Volume 15 Issue 2 (September 2021)
The Art of Upselling
Making Ecotechnology Worth It For Hotels
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Making Newlyweds’ Dreams Come True
Could Robots Breathe New “Life” Into the Tourism Industry?
Money or Miles for Frequent Flyers?

Volume 15 Issue 1 (February 2021)
Tourism in Technicolour
A Little Incentive Goes a Long Way
A Table for One, Please!
How to Cope in a Crisis
Counting the Social Costs of Tourism in the COVID-19 Era
Lessons from Disaster: COVID-19 and Chinese Hotels

Volume 14 Issue 2 (September 2020)
A Glass Ceiling to Shatter
It Takes More than Just Food, Restaurateurs Advised
Is the China Dream Possible for Rural Entrepreneurs?
Give Guests a Rest!
Enliven Offerings with Social Media, Luxury Hotels Urged
Are Residents the New Tourism Ambassadors?

Volume 14 Issue 1 (February 2020)
Softly, Softly, Anime Fans are Drawn to Japan
Food for Thought for the World’s Restauranteurs
Making China's Hotels Great
Fragrant Memories in the Making
Right Location? That Depends . . .
How to Pick the Perfect Hotel

Your browser is not the latest version. If you continue to browse our website, Some pages may not function properly.

You are recommended to upgrade to a newer version or switch to a different browser. A list of the web browsers that we support can be found here