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Overview

Xinran Y. Lehto is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on social sciences and business, management, and accounting, with a strong emphasis on the intersections between tourism, consumer behavior, and marketing.

The main fields of study encompassed in their work include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these areas, more specific subfields of study addressed in their research are:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Marketing
  • Food Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Their research topics cover a broad range of tourism-related and consumer behavior themes, including:

  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism
  • Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Religious Tourism and Spaces

Xinran Y. Lehto has contributed to notable academic journals with multiple publications, frequently publishing in the following venues:

  • Tourism Management
  • Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
  • International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "Immersive Digital Tourism: The Role of Multisensory Cues in Digital Museum Experiences," 2021, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
  • "Self-service technology kiosk design for restaurants: An QFD application," 2020, International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • "Egyptian food experience of international visitors: a multidimensional approach," 2020, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • "40 Years of Family Tourism Research: Bibliometric Analysis and Remaining Issues," 2020, Journal of China Tourism Research
  • "A supplier side view of digital nomadism: The case of destination Gran Canaria," 2023, Tourism Management

Their collaborations feature frequent co-authors, including:

  • Mohamed E. Mohamed
  • Soona Park
  • Carl Behnke
  • Alei Fan
  • Mark R. Lehto

Best Publications

  • Destination image representation on the web : Content analysis of Macau travel related websites

    Soojin Choi;Xinran Y. Lehto;Alastair M. Morrison

  • Gender differences in online travel information search: Implications for marketing communications on the internet

    Dae-Young Kim;Xinran Y. Lehto;Alastair M. Morrison

  • The effect of prior experience on vacation behavior.

    Xinran Y. Lehto;Joseph T. O’Leary;Alastair M. Morrison

  • Adoption of Mobile Technologies for Chinese Consumers

    JungKun Park;SuJin Yang;Xinran Lehto

  • The accommodation experiencescape: a comparative assessment of hotels and Airbnb

    Makarand Amrish Mody;Courtney Suess;Xinran Lehto

  • What makes a destination beautiful? Dimensions of tourist aesthetic judgment

    Ksenia Kirillova;Xiaoxiao Fu;Xinran Lehto;Liping Cai

  • A Missing Link in Understanding Revisit Intention—The Role of Motivation and Image

    Mimi Li;Liping A. Cai;Xinran Y. Lehto;Joy Zhuowei Huang

  • Tourist shopping preferences and expenditure behaviours: The case of the Taiwanese outbound market

    Xinran Y. Lehto;Liping A. Cai;Joseph T. O’Leary;Tzung-Cheng Huan

  • What does the consumer want from a DMO website? A study of US and Canadian tourists' perspectives.

    Soojin Choi;Xinran Y. Lehto;Joseph T. Oleary

  • The effect of prior destination experience on online information search behaviour

    Xinran Y. Lehto;Dae-Young Kim;Alastair M. Morrison

  • Predictors of tourists’ shopping behaviour: Examination of socio-demographic characteristics and trip typologies

    Joanne Yoon-Jung Oh;Chia-Kuen Cheng;Xinran Y. Lehto;Joseph T. O’Leary

  • VACATION AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING

    Xinran Y. Lehto;Soojin Choi;Yi-Chin Lin;Shelley M. MacDermid

  • Yoga Tourism as a Niche Within the Wellness Tourism Market

    Xinran Y. Lehto;Sally Brown;Yi Chen;Alastair M. Morrison

  • Projected and Perceived Destination Brand Personalities The Case of South Korea

    Soyeon Kim;Xinran Y. Lehto

  • Examining key drivers of customer delight in a hotel experience: A cross-cultural perspective

    Edwin N. Torres;Xiaoxiao Fu;Xinran Lehto

  • Exploring tourism experience sought: A cohort comparison of Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation

    Xinran Y. Lehto;SooCheong (Shawn) Jang;Francis T. Achana;Joseph T. O'Leary

  • Tourism and Existential Transformation: An Empirical Investigation

    Ksenia Kirillova;Xinran Lehto;Liping Cai

  • Structure of Travel Planning Processes and Information Use Patterns

    Soojin Choi;Xinran Y. Lehto;Xinran Y. Lehto;Alastair M. Morrison;SooCheong (Shawn) Jang

  • VACATION AND WELL-BEING: A STUDY OF CHINESE TOURISTS

    Yi Chen;Xinran Y. Lehto;Liping Cai

  • Does the Visiting Friends and Relatives’ Typology Make a Difference? A Study of the International VFR Market to the United States:

    Xinran You Lehto;Alastair M. Morrison;Joseph T. O’Leary

  • What triggers transformative tourism experiences

    Ksenia Kirillova;Xinran Y. Lehto;Liping A. Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

Liping A. Cai
Liping A. Cai Purdue University West Lafayette
Alastair M. Morrison
Alastair M. Morrison University of Greenwich
Joseph T. O'Leary
Joseph T. O'Leary Colorado State University
JungKun Park
JungKun Park Hanyang University
SooCheong (Shawn) Jang
SooCheong (Shawn) Jang Purdue University West Lafayette
Jan P. Allebach
Jan P. Allebach Purdue University West Lafayette
Gavriel Salvendy
Gavriel Salvendy University of Central Florida
Jay Kandampully
Jay Kandampully The Ohio State University
Philip L. Pearce
Philip L. Pearce James Cook University
Sally Brown
Sally Brown University of Washington

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