Faculty & Research
Professor Cathy H.C. Hsu, PhD
Cathy Hsu is a professor, associate head, and graduate programs director in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is the editor and chapter author of the books, Casino Industry in Asia Pacific: Development, Operation, and Impact (2004) and Legalized Casino Gaming in the U.S.: The Economic and Social Impact published in 1999, by The Haworth Hospitality Press. She is the lead author of the Marketing Hospitality textbook, published in June 2001 by John Wiley and Sons. Her research foci have been the economic and social impacts of casino gaming, tourism destination marketing, tourist behaviors, and hospitality education. She has more than 80 refereed journal and proceedings publications. She has served as a consultant to various tourism organizations, such as the World Tourism Organization, Kansas Travel and Tourism Development Division, and Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Cathy is the chairman of the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators, and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. She also serves on seven journal editorial boards. She received the Best Article of the Year award from the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research in 2000.