This issue was guest edited by Dr. Fevzi Okumus, Dr. Robertico Croes and Dr. Joe Hutchinson from the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management. There are five articles, which were authored/co-authored by faculty members and PhD students from the Rosen College. These articles are related to theme parks, tourism education and awareness, airlines, competitiveness of destinations and online social networks. Each of these presents empirical findings and theoretical discussions on a current and important topics related to the tourism industry. It is hoped that these articles will be well received by the readers of Tourism Review.