Staff Profile

Dr. Gao Huicai Bella 高輝彩博士

BA LinyiU, MEng PekingU, MIS SMU, PhD PolyU
Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)

Senior Lecturer
Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration

Biography

Dr. Huicai Gao holds a Ph.D. in Hotel and Tourism Management from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Linyi University and her Master’s degree from Peking University and Singapore Management University, respectively. Before joining SHTM, she worked as an Algorithm Engineer at Peking University Founder Group.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

Big data analysis and forecasting in business
Business survival prediction

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Li, H., Gao, H*., & Song, H. (2023) Tourism forecasting with granular sentiment analysis. Annals of Tourism Research, 103,103667
Li, H., Bruce, X. B., Li, G., & Gao, H*. (2023). Restaurant survival prediction using customer generated content: An aspect-based sentiment analysis of online reviews. Tourism Management, 96, 104707.
Li, H., Ji, H., Liu, H., Cai, D., & Gao, H. (2022). Is a picture worth a thousand words? Understanding the role of review photo sentiment and text-photo sentiment disparity using deep learning algorithms. Tourism Management, 92, 104559.
Zhu, C., Fong, L. H. N., Gao, H*. (2022). When TikTok meets celebrity: an investigation of how celebrity attachment influences visit intention. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-15. 10.6.
Cai, D., Li, H., Law, R., Ji, H., & Gao, H. (2024). What drives consumers to post more photos in online reviews? A trait activation theory perspective. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 05 Nov, 2024
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