Project 1: Exploring Activity and Destination Choice Behavior

Using data from online location-based social networks, the aim of this study is to explore the spatiality of destinations in the context of social networks, and the influence of one’s social network on travelers’ destination choices through check-in behavior.

Project 2: Properties of Location-based Social Networks and Traveler Destination Choice
Location-based Social Networks (LBSN) allow users to check where their friends are and where their friends visited, to search location-tagged content, like notes and photos within their social connections, and to meet others nearby. Using data from two online LBSNs, the aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between friendship and distance, the possible influence of friendship in travelers’ destination choices, and the importance of this factor in choosing a destination.

Project 3: Prediction of Travelers’ Behavior in Metropolitan Areas