Decoding the Trends and the Emerging Research Directions of Digital Tourism in the Last Three Decades

A Bibliometric Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3386530
AutoresPrateek Kalia (0000-0003-2209-1778, Masaryk University, autor de correspondencia), Dušan Mladenović (0000-0003-4362-7324, Masaryk University), Ángel Acevedo-Duque (0000-0002-8774-3282, Universidad Autónoma de Chile)
Año2022
Volumen12
Número4
Fecha de publicación2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/21582440221128179
OpenAlexW4304187213
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas87

Digital technologies have radically changed the tourism industry and gaining a lot of attention from the stakeholders. At present, there is voluminous but fragmented research to cover the various aspects of digital tourism, but a consolidated "big picture" of the extant research is missing. By performing a bibliometric analysis of 827 papers on digital tourism, an attempt has been made to fill this void. The investigation revealed that the management of smart destinations, the internet as a communication and marketing channel, technology and sustainability, and consumer behavior are emerging research directions in digital tourism. Observations regarding little scientific interest and collaborations in regions like Russia and Africa present an opportunity for researchers and businesses to set directions and strategies for the future. JEL Code M310, Z300, Z310, Z320, Z330

Business · Data science · Extant taxon · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · The Internet · Tourism · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour · Marketing