Jinyang Deng is Associate Professor at the Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism, Texas A&M University. He completed his PhD studies in Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Alberta. His research has been funded by federal agencies, state governments and Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs). He has published over 100 papers in various journals, and serves as associate editors for Journal of Park and Recreation Administration and Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism.