Salar Kuhzady

Education

BSc. in Tourism Management , Allameh tabataba'i university , Iran (2004 - 2008)
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MSc. in Urban planning , Shahid Chamran University-Ahvaz , Iran (2008 - 2010)
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PhD. in Tourism Management , University of Mersin , Turkey (2013 - 2019)
Thesis title: The Impacts of Involvement in The Peer to Peer Accommodation On Destination Familiarity, Image And Behavioral Intentions of Tourists: A Research On Couchsurfers Visited Turkey

Research activities

Journal Papers

Dream vacations of children: exploring key motivations and preferred experiences by drawing Mehtap Ozkan Buzlu, Salar Kuhzady, Zahed Ghaderi (2025)

Exploring the dynamics of tourist travel intention before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review Siamek Seyfi, Salar Kuhzady, Raymond Rastegar, Tan Vo Thanh, Mustafeed Zaman (2025)

Pro-poor tourism: A review of research areas and planning theories (1404)

Corporate social responsibility (CSR): a contemporary review of practices, impacts, and future directions Salar Kuhzady, HOSSEIN OLYA, Heesup Han (2025)

Recognizing the challenges of tourism education via stakeholders' viewpoints (case study: Kurdistan Province) (1404)

AI-powered live chatbots and smart tour guide apps in tourism: A literature review and future research directions Vahid Ghasemi, Parichehr Yarahmadi, Salar Kuhzady (2025)

Bridging the Green Marketing Communication Gap: Assessing Image Coherence in Green Hotels Siamek Seyfi, Sayed Elhoushy, Salar Kuhzady, Tan Vo Thanh, Mustafeed Zaman (2025)

Dissecting destination boycotts: Unpacking ethical dilemmas in politicized tourism SIAMAK SEYFI, Abolfazl Siyamiyan Gorji, Salar Kuhzady, Michael Hall, Dagnachew Senbeto (2024)

Whose justice? Social (in)justice in tourism boycotts SIAMAK SEYFI, Raymond Rastegar, Salar Kuhzady, Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen (2023)

Peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation in the sharing economy: a review Salar Kuhzady, SIAMAK SEYFI, LUC BEAL (2022)

Experiencing Persian Heritage: Perspectives and Challenges GHASEMI vahid, Salar Kuhzady (2021)

Exploring tourism perceptions of children through drawing ‪Çağdaş ERTAŞ, GHASEMI vahid, Salar Kuhzady (2021)

Sharing economy in hospitality and tourism: a review and the future pathways Salar Kuhzady, HOSSEIN OLYA, ANNA FARMAKI, ‪Çağdaş ERTAŞ (2021)

Couchsurfing involvement in non-profit peer-to-peer accommodations and its impact on destination image, familiarity, and behavioral intentions Salar Kuhzady, CELIL ÇAKICİ, HOSSEIN OLYA (2020)

Pictorial Analysis of the Projected Destination Image: Portugal on Instagram Salar Kuhzady, GHASEMI vahid (2019)

Factors Influencing Customers' Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Hotels: A Text-Mining Approach Salar Kuhzady, GHASEMI vahid (2019)

Tourism and hospitality research on Iran: current state and perspectives SIAMAK SEYFI, Michael Hall, Salar Kuhzady (2018)

Conference Papers

Factors Influencing User Acceptance of AI-Based Tour planners: An Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model Using Google Play Reviews Reza Shafei, Salar Kuhzady (2025)

EXPLORING PERCEIVED ONLINE DESTINATION IMAGE OF ANTALYA Salar Kuhzady, Remziye Ekici, SERCAN BENLİ (2018)

What Do We (Not) Know About Service Quality in Tourism and Hospitality? A bibliometric analysis Salar Kuhzady (2016)

WorkShop

Kurdistan Virtual Tour Salar Kuhzady (2022)

Books

The impact of the sharing economy on tourism microentrepreneurship Kourosh Esfandiar, Jafar Bapiri, Salar Kuhzady (2024)

Crowdfunding in tourism and hospitality: a review and research agenda Salar Kuhzady, Zeynab Aeeni, BOSHRA MOHAJER, Vahid Ghasemi (2024)

Marketing strategy formation for restaurant customer acquisition Vahid Ghasemi, Marcelo oliveira, Salar Kuhzady (2024)

Muslim tourism: A systematic literature review BOSHRA MOHAJER, Salar Kuhzady, Morteza Bazrafshan, Maryam Sedaghat (2022)

marketing mix analysis for dote restaurants in Portugal Vahid Ghasemi, Marcelo oliveira, Salar Kuhzady (2022)

Theses

The impact of gamification on brand engagement, brand awareness, and brand loyalty Case study of Asiacell in Iraqi Kurdistan Omed Abdalla Ahmad, Salar Kuhzady (2024)

Exploring students' perception of the entrepreneurship desirability and feasibilty in an inefficient institutional environment (case study: private and public universities of Takhar, Afghanistan) (1402)

Identification of Challenges and Human Resource Management Strategies in the Hospitality Industry during COVID-19: A Case Study of Kish Island (1402)

Sustainable Marketing Model for Rural Tourism in Kurdistan Province (1402)

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Research interests

Event Tourism
Sharing Economy in Tourism
Bibliometric Analysis
Data Mining in Tourism
Destination Marketing
E-Tourism
Tourism Marketing
Smart Tourism
Information Communication Technology in Tourism

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