Nina K. Prebensen is a Professor at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway. She also holds a 20% position at the University College of South East Norway. She has published papers in various tourism journals. Her research particularly highlights the tourist decision and experience processes, where co-creation of value for hosts and guests are in focus.

Joseph S. Chen is Professor in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. His research foci entail tourism marketing, tourist behaviors, social impacts of tourism, Arctic tourism and sustainability in hospitality and tourism.

Muzaffer S. Uysal is a Chair and Professor in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. He is a member of International Academy for the Study of Tourism and the Academy of Leisure Sciences. His current research interests center on tourism demand/supply interaction, tourism development and QOL research in tourism and hospitality.