Hyojun Jung

Biography

Hyojun Jung is a Ph.D. student in the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech. His research interests include consumer behavior, services marketing, and data analytics in hospitality and tourism.

Ph.D. Status

Expected Graduation: 2027

Advisor(s): Juan Luis Nicolau

On the Job Market: No

Research

Research Areas: Consumer behavior, Data Analytics, Information systems, and New technologies in the tourism and hospitality industry

Research Methods:Data Analytics, Big Data Analysis, Survey and SEM

Teaching

Teaching Assistant Roles

HTM 3424 Event Management

Education

MTM, Tourism Management, Sejong University, 2022

BS, Physics & BA, Economics & Finance, Hanyang University, 2015

Work Experience

Certificated Foreigner Tourist Guide, South Korea, 2021-2023

Engineer, Samsung Electronics, 2015-2021

Publications

Hyojun Jung & Jinsoo Hwang (2023) The information characteristics of YouTube tourism content and their impacts on user satisfaction and intention to visit and share information: the moderating role of word-of-mouth information acceptance, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 28:2, 143-156, DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2023.2207692

Recommendation

Destination: Changdeokgung Palace and Secret Garden - UNESCO World Heritage, Seoul

Food & Drink: Korean fried chicken and Beer, Korean grilled pork belly and Soju