Irem Onder Neuhofer

Education

Ph.D. in Travel and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 2008 MSc. in Information Systems Management, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, 2002 BA in Economics, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1999

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Modul University Vienna, Austria, 2008-2016 Associate Professor, Modul University Vienna, Austria, 2017-2019 Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2019-Present

Research Interests

• Influence of Information technology on tourism and hospitality
• Big data analytics
• Blockchain
• Tourism economics
• Tourism demand forecasting
• Destination image formation and influence on travel decisions
• Sharing economy
• Smart destinations

Teaching Interests

• Information technology and tourism
• Tourism demand forecasting
• Destination development and management
• Social media marketing
• Sustainable tourism development
• Tourism economics

Recent Honors & Awards

Lidija Lalicic, Irem Önder, Ko Koens, & Jessika Weber “Serious gaming: An Innovative method to engage stakeholders with sustainable tourism planning”, 2019 AIEST conference, Varna, Bulgaria. Awarded the PETER KELLER AWARD for the best contribution uniting theory and practice.

Selected Publications

Önder, I., Gunter, U., & Gindl, S. (2019). “Utilizing Facebook statistics in tourism demand modeling and destination marketing” Journal of Travel Research.

Önder, I., Weismayer, C., & Gunter, U. (2018). “Spatial price dependencies between the traditional accommodation sector and the sharing economy”. Tourism Economics.

Önder, I. & Treiblemaier, H. (2018). “Blockchain and tourism: Three research propositions”. Annals of Tourism Research.

Gunter, U. & Önder, I. (2018). “Determinants of Airbnb Demand in Vienna and their Implications for the Traditional Accommodation Industry”. Tourism Economics.

Gunter, U. & Önder, I. (2016). “Forecasting City Arrivals with Google Analytics”. Annals of Tourism Research.