Tourism Review: Volume 79 Issue 2

Digital tourism research: a bibliometric visualisation review (2002–2023) and research agenda

Zhiyong Li, Mingmin Huo, Tingting Huo, Hemin Luo

This study aims to review the diversified existing literature on digital tourism from 2002 to 2023 using bibliometric analysis to present a holistic review of the current…

ChatGPT for tourism: applications, benefits and risks

Inês Carvalho, Stanislav Ivanov

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is disrupting various industries, including the tourism sector. This paper aims to outline the applications, benefits and risks of…

Metaverse tourism and Gen-Z and Gen-Y’s motivation: “will you, or won’t you travel virtually?”

Jiale Zhang, Farzana Quoquab, Jihad Mohammad

Guided by the self-determination theory and theory of planned behaviour, this study aims to examine the determinants of participating in metaverse tourism for Gen Z and Gen Y.

Tourist loyalty in the metaverse: the role of immersive tourism experience and cognitive perceptions

Rana Muhammad Sohail Jafar, Wasim Ahmad

Metaverse technology is of interest to researchers and practitioners in tourism and hospitality. The metaverse offers tourists the capacity to enjoy unprecedented tourism…

Virtual reality in tourism: adoption scepticism and resistance

Tat-Huei Cham, Garry Wei-Han Tan, Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw, Keng-Boon Ooi, Teck-Weng Jee, Chuen-Khee Pek

Since its inception, virtual reality (VR) technologies have been widely applied in the tourism industry, given their competitive advantages in offering users a novel experience…

Virtual reality’s impact on destination visit intentions and the moderating role of amateur photography

Alastair M. Morrison, Sudin Bag, Kousik Mandal

This paper aims to investigate the effects of virtual reality experiences (VREs) and emotions on holiday destination visit intentions by applying the stimulus-organism-response…

Drones in hospitality and tourism: a literature review and research agenda

Claudia Sevilla-Sevilla, Adrián Mendieta-Aragón, Luis Manuel Ruiz-Gómez

Drones have become an important element within hospitality and tourism. The purpose of this study is to identify the corpus of knowledge and create a research agenda that…

Orbital and sub-orbital space tourism: motivation, constraint and artificial intelligence

Myung Ja Kim, Colin Michael Hall, Ohbyung Kwon, Kyunghwa Hwang, Jinok Susanna Kim

There is limited research on the behavior of different categories of space tourists as identified by different types of space tourism. To address this deficiency, the purpose of…

Negative tourism rumors towards user online citizenship behavior: the differential influence of correction sources

Wen-Qi Ruan, Fang Deng, Shu-Ning Zhang, Yan Zhou

Negative rumors damage the destination’s image and tourist experience. This study aims to compare how rumor correction sources (government vs business vs tourist) affect user…

Tourist involvement in vacation planning and booking: impact on word of mouth and loyalty

Cecilie Andersen, Marit Gundersen Engeset, Ellen Katrine Nyhus

This paper aims to explore how different levels of involvement in the prevacation phase affect vacationers’ subsequent satisfaction, word of mouth (WOM) recommendations and loyal…

Improved tourism demand forecasting with CIR# model: a case study of disrupted data patterns in Italy

Michele Bufalo, Giuseppe Orlando

This study aims to predict overnight stays in Italy at tourist accommodation facilities through a nonlinear, single factor, stochastic model called CIR#. The contribution of this…

Tourism forecasting research: a bibliometric visualization review (1999–2022)

XiaoXi Wu, Jinlian Shi, Haitao Xiong

This paper aims to analyze the research highlights, evolutionary process and future research directions in the field of tourism forecasting.

Gamification impact on tourists’ pro-sustainability intentions: integration of technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB)

Mahmoud Abou Kamar, Azza Maher, Islam Elbayoumi Salem, Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz

This study used an integrated model that incorporates the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to empirically investigate how…

Service robots and hotel guests’ perceptions: anthropomorphism and stereotypes

Xiaoxiao Song, Yunpeng Li, Xi Yu Leung, Dong Mei

Drawing on anthropomorphism and the stereotype content model, this study aims to explore the impacts of robot anthropomorphism on hotel guests’ word of mouth and continuous usage…