Biography

Dr. Emma Wong joined the University of Surrey as a Lecturer in Tourism and Events Management in 2011. She has ten years of part- and full-time experience teaching a range of hospitality and tourism courses, from higher diploma to PhD level. Having worked in universities in Hong Kong, Australia and Germany, Emma has extensive experience teaching students from culturally diverse background. 

Prior to joining the academe, she worked in the Food and Beverage department at Paris Marriott Hotel Champs Elysees, and Front Office at Boston Marriott Copley Place. She has also held a Research and Development Coordinator position in an Australian marketing firm where she helped develop an online, multimedia destination marketing platform.

Research Interests

Emma specializes in tourism policy analysis and formulation. She is currently involved in projects on climate change adaptation in the tourism sector.

Research Collaborations

The climate change adaptation projects are jointly conducted by Victoria University and University of New South Wales in Australia as well as the University of South Pacific in Fiji.

Publications

Journal articles

• Wong, E.P.Y., Jiang, M., Klint, L., Dominey-Howes, D., DeLacy, T., Harrison, D. (Under review). Tourist paradise no more? Climate change adaptation in the tourism sector in the South Pacific.
• Jiang, M., Wong, E.P.Y., Klint, L., DeLacy T., Harrison, D., Dominey-Howes, D. (Accepted). Tourism adaptation to climate change in the Pacific: analyzing the policy environment in Fiji. International Journal of Tourism Policy.
• Wong, E.P.Y., Jiang, M., Klint, L., DeLacy, T., Harrison, D., Dominey-Howes, D. (In press). Policy Environment for the Tourism Sector’s Adaptation to Climate Change in the South Pacific. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. DOI:10.1080/10941665.2012.688511
• Wong, E.P.Y., DeLacy, T., Jiang, M. (2012). Climate change adaptation in the tourism in South Pacific – Potential contribution of public-private partnerships. Tourism Management Perspectives 4 (2012), pp. 136-144.
• Klint, L., Wong, E., Jiang, M., DeLacy, T., Harrison, D., Dominey-Howes, D. (2012). Climate change adaptation in the Pacific Island Tourism Sector: Analysing the policy environment in Vanuatu. Current Issues in Tourism 15(3), pp.247-274
• Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N. & Dwyer, L. (2011). A Model of ASEAN Collaboration in Tourism. Annals of Tourism Research 38 (2011), pp. 882-899.
• Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N. & Dwyer, L. (2011). A Framework for Analyzing Intergovernmental Collaboration – The case of ASEAN Tourism. Tourism Management 32, pp. 367-376.
• Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N. & Dwyer, L. (2010). Understanding ASEAN Tourism Collaboration – Preconditions and Policy Framework Formulation. International Journal of Tourism Research 12(3), pp.291-302.
• Kay, P., Wong, E. & Polonsky, M. (2009). Marketing Cultural Attractions: Understanding Non-Attendance and Visitation Barriers. Marketing Intelligence and Planning 27(6), pp. 833-854.
• Wong, E.P.Y., Bauer, T. & Wong, K.F. (2008). A Critical Comparison of Tourism Policies of Hong Kong and Singapore – An Avenue to Mutual Learning. International Journal of Tourism Research 10(3), pp. 193-206.

Edited book chapter

• Jiang, M., DeLacy, T., Klint, L., Wong, E. (2012). Tourism adaptation to climate change in the South Pacific. In Reddy, V., Wilkes, K. (eds) Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability. Routledge: Oxon.

Technical reports

• Wong, E., Jiang, M., Klint, L., DeLacy, T., Harrison, D., Dominey-Howes, D. (2010). Policy Analysis for the Tourism Sector’s Adaptation to Climate Change in the South Pacific – the case of Samoa. Melbourne: Centre for Tourism and Services Research, Victoria University.
• Darcy, S., Cameron, b., Dwyer, L., Taylor, T., Wong, E. & Thomson, A. (2008) Visitor Accessibility in Urban Centres). Gold Coast: Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism.

Conference papers

• Wong, E.P.Y., DeLacy, T., Jiang, M. (2012). Climate change adaptation in the tourism in South Pacific – Potential contribution of public-private partnerships. Proceedings of the 2nd Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference (24-28 April 2012, Fethiye, Turkey), on CD-Rom.
• Wong, E.P.Y., Mistilis, N. & Dwyer, L. (2011). A Model of ASEAN Collaboration. Proceedings of Surrey Tourism Conference 2011(28 June – 1 July 2011, Surrey, UK), on CD-Rom.
• Jiang, M., Wong, E.P.Y., Klint, L., DeLacy T., Dominey-Howes, D., Harrison, D. (2011). Climate change adaptation for tourism in the Pacific: analyzing the policy environment in Fiji. Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism 2011 (27-30 April 2011, Greece), on CD-Rom.
• Mair, J., Wong, E. (2010). An elicitation study to explore attitudes towards purchasing carbon offsets for flights. Proceedings of the 20th Annual CAUTHE Conference (8-11 February 2010, Hobart, Australia), on CD-Rom.
• Jiang, M., Wong, E., Calgaro, E., Dominey-Howes, D., Harrison, D., De Lacy, T. (2010). Adaptation to climate change risks for the South Pacific tourism sector. Proceedings of the 20th Annual CAUTHE Conference (8-11 February 2010, Hobart, Australia), on CD-Rom.
• Kay, P., Wong, E.P.Y. & Polonsky, M. (2008) Understanding Barriers to Attendance and Non-Attendance at Arts and Cultural Institutions: A Conceptual Framework. Proceedings of ANZMAC 2008 Conference (1-3 December 2008, Sydney, Australia), on CD-Rom
• Wong, E.P.Y. (2007) The Recipe for Success in Intergovernmental Tourism Collaboration – Perspectives of ASEAN Stakeholders. In I. McDonnell, S. Grabowski & R. March (eds) Proceedings of the 17th Annual CAUTHE Conference (12-14 February 2007, Manly, Australia), on CD-Rom.
• Wong, E.P.Y. (2006) A Theoretical Model of ASEAN Collaboration in Tourism. In G.B. O’Mahony & P.A. Whitelaw (eds) Proceedings of the 16th Annual CAUTHE Conference (6-9 February 2006, Melbourne, Australia), pp.396-410, on CD-Rom.

Trade publication

• Wong. E.P.Y. (2005) Perceived Challenges of Tourism in the Next Five Years. PATA Compass Magazine, Sept/Oct 2005, pp.64. Also available as PDF