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<p>Until the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the sectors with the greatest growth potential on a global scale. It is now highlighted as one of the hardest hit sectors in economic terms and requires strategic recovery capacity coupled with technological innovation. Technology and innovation could provide a strong contribution to the development of tourism by integrating knowledge about tourism products, services and experiences and the new needs and behaviours of consumers. This study analysed the scientific productions on technological innovation in the tourism sector using literature review and bibliometric analysis techniques, with data collected from the main databases of international relevance, Web of Science and Scopus. This study presents the mapping and cluster structures for the trends and dynamics of the investigations on the discovered research themes using the VOSviewer software. The results indicate that research related to innovation and technology in tourism has evolved in recent years, as well as highlighting the main areas of activity and presenting contributions to possible future lines of research.</p>
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Until the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the sectors with the greatest growth potential on a global scale. It is now highlighted as one of the hardest hit sectors in economic terms and requires strategic recovery capacity coupled with technological innovation. Technology and innovation could provide a strong contribution to the development of tourism by integrating knowledge about tourism products, services and experiences and the new needs and behaviours of consumers. This study analysed the scientific productions on technological innovation in the tourism sector using literature review and bibliometric analysis techniques, with data collected from the main databases of international relevance, Web of Science and Scopus. This study presents the mapping and cluster structures for the trends and dynamics of the investigations on the discovered research themes using the VOSviewer software. The results indicate that research related to innovation and technology in tourism has evolved in recent years, as well as highlighting the main areas of activity and presenting contributions to possible future lines of research.

Analysis of scientific production on Technological Innovation in Tourism

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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Until the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the sectors with the greatest growth potential on a global scale. It is now highlighted as one...

Analysis of scientific production on Technological Innovation in Tourism

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 22 - 33

Received: Sep 14, 2020

Accepted: Mar 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2021-0003

Keywords
Tourism & Hospitality, Innovation, Technology, Bibliometric Analysis

© 2021 Célia Rafael et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Analysis of scientific production on Technological Innovation in Tourism

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 22 - 33

Received: Sep 14, 2020

Accepted: Mar 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2021-0003

KeywordsTourism & Hospitality, Innovation, Technology, Bibliometric Analysis

© 2021 Célia Rafael et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Tourism & Hospitality, Innovation, Technology, Bibliometric Analysis