Hera Oktadiana
- hera.oktadiana@jcu.edu.au
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- Management & Tourism
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Biography
Hera Oktadiana earned her Ph.D from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She also received CHE (Certified Hospitality Educator) from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.
She has been the Head of Hotel Management/ Hospitality and Tourism Departments at Bina Nusantara (BINUS) University and Bunda Mulia University, and Deputy Manager for the International Hotel and Tourism at Trisakti Institute of Tourism in Indonesia. She joined James Cook University, Australia as a Visiting Scholar (tourism research) in 2017, then as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer, and then later as an Adjunct Associate Professor. She also serves as Adjunct Professor of Brawijaya University Indonesia.
Her working and studying experiences in Indonesia, the USA, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Australia have contributed to the good interpersonal and communication skills, and to working with people in diverse environment.
Her research interests include tourist behavior, Muslim tourists, tourism sustainability, Halal tourism, and tourism education. She has published in various Scopus indexed tourism journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, International Journal of Tourism Research, Tourism Management Perspectives, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, Tourism Review, Current Issues in Tourism, Tourism Recreation Research, and Tourism Culture, & Communication.
Several of her academic works and publications have received awards, including from the Ministry of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), and Wiley Publication.
She has published an edited book titled "Delivering Tourism Intelligence: From Analysis to Action" (Emerald Publication).
She has been actively serving as a reviewer for numerous tourism journals and conferences.
At present she is a Regional Editorial of International Journal of Tourism Research (IJTR), and editorial board members of Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (APJTR), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights (JHTI), Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing (JTTM), Journal of Hopitality and Tourism Education, and Humanities and Social Science Communication.
She the founder of Muslim Women in Tourism and Hospitality “Empowering Women, Celebrating Sisterhood, Creating Opportunities” - MWITHGlobal and HaSIM (Halal, Sustainability, and Inclusive Tourism) Forum Halal Tourism Forum: Dialog Tematik Global
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Applying Autoetnography and Netnography to Investigate Issues with Technology in Tourism Settings
2024
Oktadiana, Hera (2024) Applying Autoetnography and Netnography to Investigate Issues with Technology in Tourism Settings. London, UK: [Teaching Material] [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera (2022) Muslim Travel Motivation. Cheltenham, UK: [Non-Research Book Chapter] [DOI]
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera (2020) Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bingley, UK: [Edited Publication] [DOI]
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Agarwal, Manisha; Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera; Bhati, Abhishek Singh; Josiassen, Alexander (2025) 'Does the travel career pattern model work for repeat tourists?'. Tourism Recreation Research, 50 (2):247-260. [DOI]
Rahmafitria, Fitri; Suryadi, Karim; Oktadiana, Hera; Putro, Heru Purboyo H.; Rosyidie, Arief (2021) 'Applying knowledge, social concern and perceived risk in planned behavior theory for tourism in the Covid-19 pandemic'. Tourism Review, 76 (4):809-828. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L.; Mohammadi, Zohre (2020) 'Special dietary requirements: restaurant sector responses
across six tourist cities'. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22 (4):507-517. [DOI]
Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2020) 'Losing touch: uncomfortable encounters with tourism technology'. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 42 :266-276. [DOI]
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Rahmafitria, Fitra; Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L.; Putro, Heru P.H. (2020) 'Tourism planning and planning theory: Historical roots and contemporary alignment'. Tourism Management Perspectives, 35 . [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L.; Li, Jing (2020) 'Let's travel: voices from the millennial female Muslim travellers'. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22 (5):551-563. [DOI]
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Li, Jing; Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera (2020) 'Can digital-free tourism build character strengths?'. Annals of Tourism Research, 85 . [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L.; Pusiran, Arif Kamisan; Agarwal, Manisha (2017) 'Travel career patterns: the motivations of Indonesian and Malaysian muslim tourists'. Tourism Culture and Communication, 17 (4):231-248. [DOI]
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Why do we teach what we teach? Perspectives from Asia's hospitality and tourism program directors
2017
Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2017) 'Why do we teach what we teach? Perspectives from Asia's hospitality and tourism program directors'. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 17 (4):281-299. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2017) 'Vocational vs. academic debate on undergraduate education in hospitality and tourism: the case of Indonesia'. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 29 (1):13-24. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2017) 'The bule paradox in Indonesian tourism research: issues and prospects'. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 22 (11):1099-1109. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L.; Chon, Kaye (2016) 'Muslim travellers' needs: what don't we know?'. Tourism Management Perspectives, 20 :124-130. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera (2023) 'INDONESIANS AND THEIR ARAB WORLD: Guided Mobility among Labor Migrants and Mecca Pilgrims | By Mirjam Lücking' Pacific Affairs, 96 (1) .
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Oktadiana, Hera; Wattanacharoensil, Walanchalee; Tolkach, Denis (2022) 'Contemporary trends, issues and challenges in Southeast Asian tourism cities: introducing the special topic' International Journal of Tourism Cities, 8 (1) :1-6. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2017) 'The 26th CAUTHE Annual Conference 2016' Anatolia: an international journal of tourism and hospitality research, 28 (1) :100-101. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2016) 'Educational philosophy: grounding the tourism curriculum' Annals of Tourism Research, 57 :236-239. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2018) CAUTHE 2018: 28th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference: get smart: paradoxes and possibilities in tourism, hospitality and events . In: Young, Tamara;McGinnis, Gabrielle;Stolk, Paul eds. Asean tourism slogans: assessing emotional distinctiveness through lexical database analysis Newcastle, NSW, Australia,
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera; Wang, Zhe (2016) CAUTHE 2016: 26th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference: the changing landscape of tourism and hospitality . In: Scerri, Madalyn;Hui, Lee Ker eds. How do I look?: an ethological study of posing for the tourist photograph Sydney, NSW, Australia,
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Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2014) APacCHRIE 2014: 12th Asia Pacific Conference CHRIE conference: breaking barriers shifiting gears . In: Nair, Vikneswaran;Hussain, Kashif;Mura, Paolo;Hui, Karen Ho Kai;Ravagan, Neethiahnanthan Ari eds. A review of programs and program directions of the Indonesia's hospitality and tourism study at the undergraduate level Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
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Oktadiana, Hera (2013) 1st World Conference on Hospitality, Tourism and Event Research & International Convention and Expo Summit 2013 . In: Mair, Judith eds. Exploring the curriculum development of Diploma IV and Bachelor programs for hospitality and tourism studies in Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand,
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Tolkach, Denis; Panchal, Jenny; Bagul, Awangku Hassanal Bahar Bin Pengiran; Oktadiana, Hera (2025) CAUTHE 2025 Conference Handbook Post-Covid cultural tourism recovery needs in southeast
asia Brisbane, QLD, Australia, .
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip (2019) CAUTHE 2019: 29th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference: sustainability of tourism, hospitality & events in a disruptive digital age Losing touch: uncomfortable encounters with tourism technology Cairns, QLD, Australia, .
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Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2015) APacCHRIE 2015: 13th Asia Pacific Conference CHRIE conference: hospitality and tourism in a greening world Stakeholders' perspectives on undergraduate curriculum of hospitality and tourism: a case of Indonesia Auckland, New Zealand, .
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Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2015) 2015 Tropical Tourism Outlook Conference: balancing development and sustainability in tourism destinations What does Indonesia's tourism need? A viewpoint from stakeholders on occupational needs Mataram, Indonesia, .
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Oktadiana, Hera (2012) 4th ASIA EURO 2012 Conference Multidisciplinary approach in the curriculum development: a case in a hospitality and tourism program in Jakarta, Indonesia Subang Jaya Selangor, Malaysia, .
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Oktadiana, Hera; Rahmanita, Myrza; Asmaniati, Fetty (2024) 'How do tourism higher education institutions promote sustainable urban tourism development? Insights from Indonesia' In: Oktadiana, Hera, Rahmanita, Myrza, and Asmaniati, Fetty (2024) How do tourism higher education institutions promote sustainable urban tourism development? Insights from Indonesia. In: Maxim, Christina, Morrison, Alastair, Day, Jonathon, and Coca-Stefaniak, Andres, (eds.) Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism. Research Handbooks in Tourism series . Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 546-563(Eds.). Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera (2022) 'A portrait of Indonesian tourism: present and future' In: Oktadiana, Hera (2022) A portrait of Indonesian tourism: present and future. In: Zhao, Jinlin, Ren, Lianping, and Li, Xiangping, (eds.) The Hospitality and Tourism Industry in ASEAN and East Asian Destinations: new growth, trends, and developments. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism . Apple Academic Press, Burlington, Canada, pp. 255-272(Eds.). The Hospitality and Tourism Industry in ASEAN and East Asian Destinations: new growth, trends, and developments. Burlington, Canada : Apple Academic Press. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Agarwal, Manisha (2022) 'Travel Career Pattern Theory of Motivation' In: Oktadiana, Hera, and Agarwal, Manisha (2022) Travel Career Pattern Theory of Motivation. In: Gursoy, Dogan, and Çelik, Sedat, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Social Psychology of Tourism. Routledge, Abingdon, England, pp. 76-86(Eds.). Routledge Handbook of Social Psychology of Tourism. Abingdon, England : Routledge. [DOI]
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera (2022) 'Travel Motivation of Muslim Tourists Are They Really Different?' In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera (2022) Travel Motivation of Muslim Tourists Are They Really Different? In: Hall, C. Michael, Seyfi, Siamak, and Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa, (eds.) Contemporary Muslim Travel Cultures: Practices, Complexities and Emerging Issues. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 63-78(Eds.). Contemporary Muslim Travel Cultures: Practices, Complexities and Emerging Issues. London, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2021) 'Tourism in ASEAN Cities: features and directions' In: Oktadiana, Hera, and Pearce, Philip L. (2021) Tourism in ASEAN Cities: features and directions. In: Morrison, Alastair M., and Coca-Stefaniak, J. Andres, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 462-476(Eds.). Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities. Abingdon, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, John R.; Chen, Tingzhen (2021) 'Enjoying sunset: successful ageing and the grey nomad community' In: Pearce, Philip L., Oktadiana, Hera, Pearce, John R., and Chen, Tingzhen (2021) Enjoying sunset: successful ageing and the grey nomad community. In: Pforr, Christof, Dowling, Ross, and Volgger, Michael, (eds.) Consumer Tribes in Tourism: contemporary perspectives on special-interest tourism. Springer, Singapore, pp. 161-176(Eds.). Consumer Tribes in Tourism: contemporary perspectives on special-interest tourism. Singapore : Springer. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera (2020) 'A panorama of Muslim tourists' queries: what do they want to know about travelling?' In: Oktadiana, Hera (2020) A panorama of Muslim tourists' queries: what do they want to know about travelling? In: Pearce, Philip L., and Correia, Antónia, (eds.) Tourisms New Markets: drivers, details and directions. Goodfellow Publishers, Oxford, UK, pp. 37-56(Eds.). Tourisms New Markets: drivers, details and directions. Oxford, UK : Goodfellow Publishers.
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Oktadiana, Hera (2020) 'Making tourism technology user-friendly: from problems to positive experiences' In: Oktadiana, Hera (2020) Making tourism technology user-friendly: from problems to positive experiences. In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera, (eds.) Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 11 . Emerald, Bingley, UK, pp. 143-159(Eds.). Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bingley, UK : Emerald. [DOI]
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera (2020) 'The value of tourism intelligence' In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera (2020) The value of tourism intelligence. In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera, (eds.) Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 11 . Emerald, Bingley, UK, pp. 1-11(Eds.). Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bingley, UK : Emerald. [DOI]
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Pearce, Philip L.; Oktadiana, Hera (2020) 'From analysis to action: the long and winding road' In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera (2020) From analysis to action: the long and winding road. In: Pearce, Philip L., and Oktadiana, Hera, (eds.) Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 11 . Emerald, Bingley, UK, pp. 313-327(Eds.). Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bingley, UK : Emerald. [DOI]
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Differentiating academic and vocational hospitality and tourism education: the milieu of Indonesia
2019
Oktadiana, Hera; Chon, Kaye (2019) 'Differentiating academic and vocational hospitality and tourism education: the milieu of Indonesia' In: Oktadiana, Hera, and Chon, Kaye (2019) Differentiating academic and vocational hospitality and tourism education: the milieu of Indonesia. In: Liu, Claire, and Schänzel, Heike, (eds.) Tourism Education and Asia. Perspectives on Asian Tourism . Springer, Singapore, Singapore, pp. 15-33(Eds.). Tourism Education and Asia. Singapore : Springer, Singapore. [DOI]
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Sleeping and staying
2019
Oktadiana, Hera (2019) 'Sleeping and staying' In: Oktadiana, Hera (2019) Sleeping and staying. In: Pearce, Philip L., (ed.) Tourist behaviour: the essential companion. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 122-142(Eds.). Tourist behaviour: the essential companion. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar. [DOI]
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Oktadiana, Hera; Pearce, Philip L. (2018) 'Motivated Muslims: exploring travel career patterns among Indonesian tourists' In: Oktadiana, Hera, and Pearce, Philip L. (2018) Motivated Muslims: exploring travel career patterns among Indonesian tourists. In: Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling, and Khoo-Lattimore, Catheryn, (eds.) Asian Cultures and Contemporary Tourism. Perspectives on Asian tourism . Springer, Singapore, Singapore, pp. 101-119(Eds.). Asian Cultures and Contemporary Tourism. Singapore : Springer, Singapore. [DOI]
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