Director of the Tourism Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS)

Dr. Song Rui is Director of the Tourism Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) and an Associate Research Fellow of the National Academy of Economic Strategy, CASS. Her research fields are sustainable tourism and leisure research. Dr. Song has been Editor-in-chief of the Tourism Green Book of China for 13years, and Editor-in-chief of the Leisure Green Book of China for six years. She is also an advisor to the National Development Bank and the China National Tourism Administration. She was a Visiting Scholar at Gothenburg University (Sweden) and Penn State University, and has written numerous books and articles.