Progress in Sustainable Tourism Research: An Analysis of the Comprehensive Literature and Future Research Directions

Yuetao Yang, Gowhar Ahmad Wani, V. Nagaraj, Mohammad Haseeb (), Sameer Sultan, Md. Emran Hossain, Mustafa Kamal and Syed Mehmood Raza Shah
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Yuetao Yang: School of Law, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200437, China
Gowhar Ahmad Wani: School of Economics, Central University of Kerala, Chalingal 671316, Kerala, India
V. Nagaraj: School of Economics, Central University of Kerala, Chalingal 671316, Kerala, India
Mohammad Haseeb: China Institute of Development Strategy and Planning, and Center for Industrial Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Sameer Sultan: Tourism and Hospitality Management, Jammia Millia Islammia, New Delhi 110025, Delhi, India
Mustafa Kamal: Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam 32256, Saudi Arabia
Syed Mehmood Raza Shah: School of Finance, Dongbei University of Finance of Economics, Dalian 116025, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Sustainable tourism must maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, raise awareness of sustainability concerns, and spread sustainable tourism practices among them. Several earlier studies have measured sustainable tourism in various regions of the world, but a thorough review of it is rare. Thus, the study is founded on a comprehensive literature review to evaluate the current research level and to provide guidelines for future research on sustainable tourism. The paper’s first section clarifies and analyzes a broad overview of existing studies. While a tabulated presentation of studies, which consists of the author, significant objectives, methods, and critical results, is broadly given in the second part. The third part of the study highlights the critical analysis of the existing literature on sustainable tourism and research gaps. This study makes a significant positive contribution to sustainable tourism research. It is beneficial for aspiring researchers conducting subsequent research studies since it offers a research pathway to advance the field’s literature. The broad domains of sustainability, issues related to sustainable infrastructure and services, livelihood, and management of tourism destinations are the critical areas that scientific research studies could further explore. The results of this study show that most studies lack depth in proper analysis, methodology, geographical variances, empirical analysis, and real-world application.

Keywords: sustainable tourism; literature review; critical analysis and gaps; tourism research; tourism management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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