Fevzi Okumus is the CFHLA Preeminent Chair Professor within the Hospitality Services Department at the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

Levent Altinay is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Oxford Brookes Business School and the Editor-in-Chief of the Service Industries Journal.

Prakash Chathoth is a Professor at the Department of Marketing and Information Systems, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Mehmet Ali Koseoglu is an Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.