Daniel R. Fesenmaier: an accidental, colourful and quintessential scholar

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Acknowledgements

To portray a broader picture of Professor Daniel Fesenmaier, the authors had conversations with some of his colleagues, collaborators and former students. The authors would like to thank the following scholars who shared their perspectives for this portrait: Dr. Ulrike Gretzel, Dr. Yunpeng Li, Dr. Sangwon Park, Professor Pauline Sheldon, Dr. Jason Stienmetz, Dr. Iis Tussyadiah, Professor Hannes Werthner, Professor Karl Wöber, Dr. Zheng (Phil) Xiang and Dr. Florian Zach.

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Dan Wang

Dan Wang, PhD, is an assistant professor of School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The author's research interest is information technology innovation and tourist behavior.

Bing Pan

Bing Pan, PhD, is an associate professor of Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University. The author's research interest is big data in recreation and tourism, uses of information technologies in tourism industry, information systems, online behavior, and consumer behavior in tourism.