Professor Phil Xiang

Department Head and Professor, Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Tech University, Visiting Professor of School of Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong PolyU

Professor Phil Xiang is Professor and Head of the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech and a Visiting Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research focuses on the strategic implications of information technologies for the hospitality and tourism industry. He served as President of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism from 2020 to 2021 and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information Technology & Tourism from 2017 to 2025. Professor Xiang has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and book chapters, and was recognized by Web of Science as a Highly Cited Researcher for five consecutive years from 2019 to 2023.