Faculty Associates

Xinran Y. Lehto

Contact Information
Email: xinran |at| purdue.edu
Office: STON B1B Map
Phone: (765) 496-2085
Fax: (765) 494-0327
Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism

Education


B.A. Beijing University Department of English Language and Literature
M.A. Beijing University Department of English Language and Literature
M.S. Purdue University Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Ph.D. Purdue University Department of Forestry 2000

Research Interests


Travel product preferences and travel behavior changes over the life course, the impact of travel and travel-related products on older people's subjective well being, travelers' information processing and decision making, family travel

Teaching Interests


Tourism Marketing, Destination Planning, Travel Behavior, Research Methods in Tourism and Hospitality

Grants


Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Rocky Mountain National Park

Publications


Kim, D. Y., Lehto, X. Y., & Kline, S. (accepted). Organizational channel discrepancies between CVBs and meeting planners in the US. International Journal of Tourism Research.

Oh, S., Lehto, X., & Park, J. K. (accepted). Travelers' intent to use mobile technologies as a function of effort and performance expectancy. Journal of Vacation Marketing.

Tang, L., Morrison, A., Lehto, X., Kline, S. & Pearce, P. (accepted). Icons as tourist Attractions: effectiveness criteria: a comparative study between the U.S. and China. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing.

Chen, Y., Lehto, X. Y., & Choi, S. (2009). Effect of experience on cognition, affect and satisfaction: The case of Japanese visitors to Macau. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 18(2), 273-293

Tang, L., Choi, S., Morrison, A., & Lehto, X. (2009). The Many Faces of Macau: A Correspondence Analysis of the Images Communicated by Online Tourism Information Sources in English and Chinese. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 15(1), 79-94.

Park, O. J., Lehto, X. Y., & Park, J. K. (2008). Service failures and complaints in the family travel market: a justice dimension approach, Journal of Services Marketing, 22(7), 520-532.

Park, O. J., Lehto, X. Y., & Morrison, A. M. (2008). Collaboration between CVB and local community in destination marketing: CVB executives' perspective, Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing, 17(3-4), 395-417.

Choi, S., Lehto, X.Y., & Morrison, A. M. (2008). Segmenting Chinese tourists by information source variables: Focusing on first-time visitors to Macau. Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Brey, E. T., & Lehto, X. (2008). Changing family dynamics: A force of change for the family-resort industry? International Journal of Hospitality Management, 27(2), 241-248.

Brey, E. T., Klenosky, D. B., Lehto, X. Y., & Morrison, A. M. (2008). Standard hospitality elements at resorts: An empirical assessment. Journal of Travel Research, 47(2), 247-258.

Oldenburger, K., Lehto, X. Y., Feinberg, R., Lehto, M. R., & Salvendy, G. (2008). Customer interaction in E-business: Satisfying and dissatisfying experiences. Behavior & Information Technology, 27(1), 63 - 77.

Lehto, X. Y., Jang, S. C., Achana, F. T., & O'Leary J. T. (2008) Exploring tourism experiences sought: A cohort comparison of baby boomers and the silent generation. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 14(3), 237-252.

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