Tourism Review: Volume 75 Issue 1

Guest editorial

75 years of Tourism Review: survival by transformation: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct and analyze the long history of Tourism Review and try to outline the future of this journal.

Historical development of tourism journals – a milestone in 75 years: a perspective article

The historical background of journals in today's current form dates back to seventeenth century. However, the birth of tourism journals is dated to 1940s. This coincides with the…

The future of tourism journals: a perspective article

Overview of the future of our journals.

The science of complexity in the tourism domain: a perspective article

This paper aims to examine the complexity science approach to the tourism domain.

Survey research in tourism: a perspective paper

This paper aims to discuss issues relating to survey research in tourism.

Quantitative methods in tourism and hospitality: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of past perspectives and future trends in tourism and hospitality research.

Diversity in tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to consider growing calls for diversity and inclusion in tourism scholarship, practices and operations. It briefly overviews evolution in the thinking on diversity…

Diversity excellence in tourism research: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to extend this notion of inclusivity to the tourism academy, question how we as tourism researchers and academics “do” diversity and reflect on how we…

Holistic theory development in tourism and hospitality: a perspective article

This opinion piece calls for a consolidation of theories through integrative literature reviews to set forth the path for holistic theory development in future research.

Consumer value in tourism: a perspective article

Consumer value (CV) is endemic to marketing, and therefore, it is a crucial notion to understand the evolution of tourism research. This paper aims to review the main achievements…

Market segmentation analysis in tourism: a perspective paper

This paper discusses the dos and don'ts of market segmentation analysis. Market segmentation analysis is younger than the journal Tourism Review, but nevertheless has a rich…

Cognitive psychology and tourism – surfing the “cognitive wave”: a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a personal perspective on the application of psychological theory in tourism studies and the importance of cognitive science for future research.

Emotional intelligence and tourist experience: a perspective article

This paper aims to discuss how emotional intelligence can be incorporated into the tourism sector to enhance tourist experience.

Co-creating tourism experiences through a traveler’s journey: a perspective article

This perspective article aims to summarize research on value co-creation and tourism experience management from the past decades and to propose several future research priorities…

“Tourism for all?” Considering social tourism: a perspective paper

This paper aims to outline the context for social tourism as an approach that can help deliver societal goals, such as reducing inequalities, as well as benefits for deserving…

Tourism and on-site humour: a perspective article

This paper aims to outline major theoretical concepts relating to the tourism-humour relationship and provide commentary on opportunities for further research in this area.

The global consciousness path to sustainable tourism: a perspective paper

Tourism and travel experiences are a major contributor to expanding global awareness and consciousness, which is necessary to achieve sustainable development in an integrated and…

Protecting privacy in tourism – a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a perspective on privacy in tourism and hospitality.

Tourism, ageing and the demographic time bomb – the implications of dementia for the visitor economy: a perspective paper

This paper aims to examine the development of research on ageing and demography and the implications for the study of tourism. It examines the demographic time bomb created by an…

Turning points in tourism’s development: 1946-2095, a perspective article

This paper sets out to identify when, how and why tourism has changed from 1946 to 2020 using historical and future turning points.

Transport and tourism: a perspective article

The purpose of this study is to review the salient intersections of transport and tourism and offer prognostications about future directions.

Air transport innovations: a perspective article

This paper aims to review some of the main aviation innovations that have taken place in the past 75 years and also provide some insights into the future of the sector until the…

Airport management: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to present an overall viewpoint on the past (1946-2020) and future (2020-2095) development of airport management.

Drive and car tourism: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the development of drive tourism in the past 75 years, highlight contemporary issues that will shape the structure of drive tourism…

Business travel: a perspective paper

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief perspective on the growth of business travel over the past 60 years and how it may unfold in the future, highlighting certain…

The Chinese hospitality industry: a perspective article

This paper aims to illustrate the logics that have shifted in the Chinese hotel industry since 1949 and discuss its implications for advance a better understanding of how and why…

Tourism entrepreneurship research: a perspective article

Tourism entrepreneurship is an emerging area of study that has both practical and theoretical importance. This paper aims to review past research on tourism entrepreneurship with…

Cultural tourism market: a perspective paper

This paper aims to discuss the evolution of the cultural tourism market and what its future may be.

The growth and development of the cruise sector: a perspective article

The cruise sector has undergone a significant transformation over the past decades, rendering it amongst the fastest growing tourism segments. Nevertheless, cruise holidays…

Space tourism-past to future : a perspective article

This paper aims to briefly review the history and future expectations for space tourism.

From tourism and disability to accessible tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to examine the development of disability and tourism to the conceptualising and defining of accessible tourism.

Pilgrimage tourism-past, present and future rejuvenation: a perspective article

This paper aims to analyse the development of the pilgrimage phenomenon over the past few decades. Pilgrimage was the first tourism mobility to come into existence thousands of…

Agritourism research: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the substantial descriptive, ontological and epistemological advances of agritourism research from its origins. It also envisions how…

Adventure tourism: a perspective paper

This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of adventure tourism in tourism the tourism industry and in tourism research. Apart from giving an overview of current literature and…

Backpacker tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to contemplate the past development of backpacker tourism research and assess the future development of backpacker tourism research.

Cycling tourism: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to expand our understanding of cycling tourism research and the value of bicycles in tourism.

Destination management: a perspective article

Destinations are focal points for tourist activity and thus for the study of tourism. They are, however, notoriously difficult to manage due to their complex systems of…

Are national tourism organisations past their sell-by date? A perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to explore the sustainability of National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) in light of the increasing power of cities.

Flow-based destination management and marketing: a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a selective review of sectoral and academic developments that have led to the flow-based view of destination management and marketing and inspires…

Utopian visions or dystopian prospects for tourism? A perspective article

This paper aims to show how continued failure for tourism to address its global impacts is likely to imply the end of tourism as we know it.

Measuring tourism success – alternative outcome variables: a perspective article

The focus of this perspective paper is to provide new directions in the ontology of thinking about outcome variables by observational analysis of past and linking it to the…

Uses and abuses of IMPLAN in economic impact studies of tourism events and facilities in the United States: a perspective article

An overview of the IMPLAN input/output model which is the dominant economic impact model used in the USA, focused on the ways it is abused.

Economic assessment of special events: a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a perspective on the economic assessment of special events.

Tourism and the night-time economy: the perspective article

This paper aims to depict the evolution of the relationship between tourism and the night-time economy (NTE) from 1946 to 2095.

Tourism planning: a perspective paper

The purpose of this paper is to analyse past tourism planning and discuss how it is going to evolve in the future.

The role of government in the tourism sector in developing countries: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective on the role of government in the tourism sector in developing countries in the past 75 years.

Tourism carrying capacity research: a perspective article

This paper aims to review research on carrying capacity over two periods and provide a future perspective.

From carrying capacity to overtourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to place current burgeoning interest in overtourism into historical context.

The tourist experience life cycle: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to review the past literature of the tourist experience and propose a new model of behavior.

Tourism ethics: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to provide a personal perspective essay on ethics and tourism.

Controlling disturbing tourist behaviour: a perspective article

Over the past 75 years, and even before that time span, some tourists have been identified as behaving destructively, unsafely and unsustainably. Such behaviours disturb other…

Residents’ destination image: a perspective article

This paper aims to discuss the development up to now in the field of residents’ destination image and propose new avenues for research that will help the field to mature.

Culture and tourism: natural partners or reluctant bedfellows? A perspective paper

This paper aims to review the development of the relationship between culture and tourism over the past 75 years and outline some future developments over the coming 75 years.

Food waste in tourist households: a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a perspective on food waste by tourists and tourist households, now and in the future.

Competitive intelligence in hospitality and tourism: a perspective article

This study aims to critically review competitive intelligence (CI) research and offer suggestions for future research in the hospitality and tourism (HT) field.

Strategic management research in hospitality and tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to critically review current strategic management (SM) research and discuss future directions for SM research in the hospitality and tourism (HT) field.

Competitive advantage through service in hospitality and tourism: a perspective article

Given the dramatic technology led service innovations that are putting pressure on hospitality and tourism businesses, competitive advantage may depend significantly on remaining…

Tourism employment paradoxes, 1946-2095: a perspective article

This is an invited 75article for Tourism Review addressing tourism employment, past and future.

Training and development research in tourism and hospitality: a perspective paper

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolution of the training and development field and present our projections for future inquiry in this important domain.

Education for tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to provide a short scholarly review on the development of tourism education that contributes to the celebration of 75 years of the Tourism Review.

Tourism forecasting research: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to provide a short review of tourism forecasting literature and general summary of the trends and developments in tourism forecasting and point out…

Technology in tourism-from information communication technologies to eTourism and smart tourism towards ambient intelligence tourism: a perspective article

Technology revolutionises the tourism industry and determines the strategy and competitiveness of tourism organisations and destinations. This paper aims to explore the…

Technological evolution and tourist decision-making: a perspective article

This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of technological advancements in shaping tourist decision-making. It reviews relevant theories and underlines the need for new…

Technology-enabled service evolution in tourism: a perspective article

Information technologies are changing the service paradigm. This paper aims to provide a concise review on technology-enabled service evolution in tourism.

Tourism management in the era of smart mobility: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to review the past and future perspectives of smart mobility in the context of destinations.

Hotel technology: a perspective article

Online tourism and hospitality distribution: a perspective article

Critically examining the development of online distribution in hospitality and tourism, this paper aims to speculate on likely future developments for the next decades.

Revenue and yield management: a perspective article

This study aims to explain briefly the history and the future of revenue and yield management, offering a graphical visual model to identify the main internal and external…

Big Data and analytics in tourism and hospitality: a perspective article

This study aims to discuss the evolution of Big Data (BD) and Analytics in the tourism and hospitality field. It analyses the important role that BD has played so far in tourism…

Tourism statistics, indicators and big data: a perspective article

This paper aims to discuss the evolution of tourism data and critically debates future perspective for producers and users of tourism data.

Reputation in travel and tourism: a perspective article

This paper aims to discuss the evolution of the concept of reputation towards online reputation and real time reputation assessment and management. It starts by outline the role…

From WOM to aWOM – the evolution of unpaid influence: a perspective article

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) natural language processing may see the emergence of algorithmic word of mouth (aWOM), content created and shared by automated tools. As…

The evolution of travel information search research: a perspective article

The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of travel information search literature over the past 75 years to outline research needs for the upcoming decades.

Online tourism-related text: a perspective article

This paper aims to outline the development of online tourism-related text with particular focus on the role of technology in transforming this text. It also offers a vision of…

Future tourism in a robot-based economy: a perspective article

Future tourism will take place in a robonomic economy (aka robonomics). The massive introduction of robots, artificial intelligence and automation technologies which will lead to…