Matt Kim

nguyen hoang thien phuc it
School: School of Business
Department: Management
Position: Lecturer
Location: RMIT Saigon South
Email: gyunghoon.kim@rmit.edu.vn 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8365-260X

Dr. Matt Kim is a lecturer in the Tourism and Hospitality Management program at RMIT University Vietnam. His expertise includes sustainable tourism development, tourism-related policy, and promotional strategies for travel destinations. Dr. Kim's ongoing research delves into mass tourism, exploring its societal and cultural ramifications on host communities. 

  • Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University, USA 

  • Tourism & Hospitality Management 

  • Sustainable tourism development 
  • Tourism policy 
  • Host-guest relationship 
  • Culinary tourism 
  • MICE tourism 

  • Kim, G., Duffy, L.N., & Moore, D. (2023). Importance of residents’ perception of tourists in establishing a reciprocal resident-tourist relationship: An application of tourist attractiveness. Tourism Management, 94, 104632. 
  • Kim, G., Duffy, L.N., & Moore, D. (2020). Tourist attractiveness: Measuring residents’ perception of tourists. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 28(6), 898-916.