{"id":8,"date":"2013-04-30T16:03:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T16:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/central.temple.edu\/organizationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:46:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b54865 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b54865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a16bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a16bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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His work combines econometrics, spatial analytics, big data, and AI to generate evidence for destinations, hospitality firms, policymakers, and academic theory.<\/p><p>Dr. Yang is a Professor and Department Chair at the School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Temple University, and serves as the Executive Director of the U.S.-Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research. Recognized as a leading researcher in tourism economics and analytics, Dr. Yang specializes in tourism growth and demand modeling, location and financial analysis in the hospitality industry, and big data applications in tourism and hospitality.<\/p><p>Dr. Yang holds a Ph.D. in Geography, along with master\u2019s degrees in Statistics and Economics from the University of Florida. With over 120 peer-reviewed articles published in SSCI-indexed journals, he has been consistently recognized among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2018-24) . 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Students will learn how to apply methods\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1000478,"url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/spatial\/","url_meta":{"origin":8,"position":2},"title":"Spatial Modeling","author":"Yang Yang","date":"January 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Spatial Modeling Why is this method important?Tourism is inherently spatial, involving the movement of people across geographic landscapes. Geospatial analysis, often facilitated by Geographic Information Systems (GIS), is vital for visualizing these flows, identifying spatial clusters (hotspots), and understanding how location affects tourism performance. It allows for the measurement of\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1000511,"url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/flow\/","url_meta":{"origin":8,"position":3},"title":"Tourism Flows and Location","author":"Yang Yang","date":"January 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tourist Flows and Location Why is this topic important?\u00a0Understanding the spatial distribution and movement of tourists is fundamental for destination management, marketing, and infrastructure planning. Tourist flows are not random; they are shaped by destination attractiveness, transport connectivity, and spatial interactions between regions. 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