The 2022 American Association of Geographers (AAG) annual meeting was held online from Feb 25 to March 1, bringing together geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other disciplinary experts to share the latest progress in research and applications of geography, sustainability and geographic information science. Representatives from the HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College of Hainan University (HAITC) were among the attendees.

Fan Xuecong, a student from the 2018 class of Park and Recreation Management, delivered a report titled Tourists’ Gazing Behaviors and Stress Appraisals in National Parks during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-sensory Perspective. 

Li Peizhe, a student from the 2019 class of Tourism Development and Management, gave a speech titled Tourists' Visual Behavior in 360-degree Virtual Tours: A Mix Method Approach.

Fan Xuecong and Li Peizhe, student representatives from HAITC, deliver speeches at the 2022 AAG annual meeting. [Photo/ haitc.hainanu.edu.cn]

Xiao Xiao, a HAITC professor, lectured on Social Distancing and Tourists' Emotions in Nature-based Tourism Destinations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The parallel session was presided over by Fan.