Youcheng (Raymond) Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone #: (407) 903-8039
Email Address: raywang@mail.ucf.edu
Website: www.hospitality.ucf.edu/faculty/raywang/index.htm

Youcheng “Raymond” Wang is an Associate Professor of hospitality and tourism marketing at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. His teaching area includes information system management, technology strategy, destination marketing and management, and research methods in hospitality and tourism.

Dr. Wang’s research interest focuses on hospitality marketing, destination marketing, customer relationship management, destination image and branding, information search behavior, collaborative strategies, and technology management. He is the author of 2 books and more than 60 refereed papers in leading academic journals and proceedings of international conferences. He is on the Editorial Board of Journal of Travel Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, and Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. He also serves as paper reviewer for several other journals including Tourism Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Vacation Marketing, and China Tourism Research, etc. Dr. Wang has consulting experience in the areas of destination marketing, technology and e-commerce strategies for hospitality and tourism organizations, collaborative strategies for regional destination marketing.

Dr. Wang has received several awards for his contribution and productivity in his research. For example, he was the winner of the Haworth Press Best Paper Award at the Eighth Graduate Education and Graduate Students Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism in 2003. In 2005, Dr. Wang was granted the Researcher of the Year Award by Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. In 2005, he was the winner of the Keeling Dissertation Award at the Travel and Tourism Research Association’s (TTRA) Annual Conference for his theoretical contribution in the area of collaborative destination marketing. In 2006, he was the winner of the Best Paper Award at the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) Research Conference. Also in 2006, he was granted the Distinguished Researcher Award by the University of Central Florida for his high quality research productivity. He has also been selected for Who’s Who in America inclusion for his notable achievement in his field.

Dr. Wang earned his Master’s from Purdue University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is a member of several professional associations including Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE), and Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP).