Lori Hoy

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Lori is a leisure, tourism, and hospitality researcher with a PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Surrey, alongside master’s degrees in Tourism Marketing and Business Administration, and a BBA in Marketing.

Her academic work focuses on dog guardianship, leisure and tourism, wellbeing, and inclusive and sustainable travel, and she has published several peer-reviewed articles on how leisure activities with dogs shape behaviour, places, and wellbeing.

Professionally, she has held senior marketing roles in the professional services, hospitality, and higher education industries. She also has experience as a teaching and research assistant and currently contributes to projects on nature-based recreation and dog walking, working with partners such as Natural England and Forestry England.

Experience

  • –present
    Research assistant, Leeds Beckett University

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Surrey, PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • 2013 
    University of Surrey, MSc in Tourism Marketing
  • 2012 
    University of West London, PGCert in Tourism Management
  • 2006 
    University of Miami, MBA
  • 2001 
    University of Iowa, BBA in Marketing

Publications

  • 2024
    Leisure with dogs in the UK: the importance of shared outdoor leisure spaces highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Leisure/Loisir
  • 2023
    Dog-Friendly Accommodation: Specialty OTAs and Decision-Making, Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism
  • 2023
    Outdoor leisure with dogs: an empirical evaluation of visiting shared outdoor leisure spaces in the UK, Leisure/Loisir
  • 2023
    The social behavior of traveling with dogs: Drivers, behavioral tendencies, and experiences, Journal of Vacation Marketing
  • 2023
    Dog Guardians’ Subjective Well-Being During Times of Stress and Crisis: A Diary Study of Affect During COVID-19, People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Companion Animal Studies
  • International Society of Anthrozoology
  • Leisure Studies Association
  • Council for Hospitality Management Education
  • The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network

Contact Lori for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision