Staff Profile

Dr. Lee Yee Sum Louisa 李綺芯博士

BSc (Hons) PolyU, MPhil PolyU, PhD James Cook University
Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)

Associate Professor
Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration

Biography

Dr. Louisa Yee Sum Lee is an Associate Professor and Outreach Coordinator, Office of Business Case Development at the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. She earned a Ph.D. in Tourism Management from James Cook University, Australia, and an M.Phil. and undergraduate degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Prior to academia, Louisa amassed industry experience at a leading business hotel in Hong Kong and the Pacific Asia Travel Association in Thailand, and provided consultancy for Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree, Australia. These roles shaped her research interests in tourist experiences and cultural heritage management, leading to high-impact publications in reputable journals and competitive research grants from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

From May 2024 to May 2025, Louisa served as a Visiting Academic Fellow at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. She is also an appointed member of the Travel Industry Authority, Hong Kong SAR.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

Cultural Heritage Management
Urban Tourism
Service Quality

Academic & Professional Experience

Research Grants

Agricultural tourism for rural resilience: A sustainable livelihoods approach (Co-Investigator) - Funded HK$476,383 by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) of Research Grants Council (RGC), January 2026 - June 2027 (Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS11/B04/25)

Are city tourism destinations prepared for the touristification of their intangible cultural heritage? (Principal Investigator) – Funded HK$540,600 by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) of Research Grants Council (RGC), January 2019 – June 2021. (Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS16/B01/18)

Book Chapter

Lee, L.Y.S. & Pearce, L.P. (2021). Creating an enabling tourism development environment: The future of Bangkok. In Dieke, P., King, B., & Sharpley, R. (Eds). Tourism in Development: Reflective Essays (pp.147-158). Wallingford, United Kindgom: CABI International.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Lee, L.Y.S. (2023). Fashioning tourism future for visiting large cities. Journal of Tourism Futures, 9(3), 381-392.
Lee, L.Y.S. (2022). Community of practice: The making of knowledge dynamic in intangible cultural heritage. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 17(3), 338-350.
Prideaux, B., Lee, L.Y.S., & Tsang, N. (2018). A comparison of photo-taking and online-sharing behaviors of mainland Chinese and Western theme park visitors based on generation membership. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 24(1), 29-43.
Tsai, H., Hsu, C.H., & Lee, L.Y.S. (2017). A casino-induced satisfaction of needs: scale development and its relationship with casino customer loyalty. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 34(7), 986-1000.
Lee, L.Y.S. (2016). Hospitality industry web-based self-service technology adoption model: A cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 40(2), 162-197.
Tsang, N., Lee, L.Y.S., & Qu, H. (2015). Service quality research on China's hospitality and tourism industry. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 27(3), 473-497.

Selected Professional & Community Services

Member, Travel Industry Authority, HKSAR
Technical Advisor (Tourism), Employees Retraining Board
Board member, The Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education
Editorial board member, Journal of Tourism Futures
Ad hoc reviewer for Tourism Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research and Journal of China Tourism Research
Youth Tourism Professional, Pacific Asia Travel Association

Modified Date: 12 Sep, 2025
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