OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Information Technology & Tourism is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Virtual reality’s promise for eco-friendly adventures: a study on its role in fostering sustainable tourism and reducing environmental footprint	100
When and why personalized tourism recommendations reduce purchase intention?	97
Big data analytics of online news to explore destination image using a comprehensive deep-learning approach: a case from Mexico	81
An enabling Framework for Blockchain in Tourism	77
Psychological recovery effects of 3D virtual tourism with real scenes -- a comparative study	71
Assessing pre-travel online destination experience values of destination websites: scale development and validation	69
AI-powered smartphones and phygital tourism experiences: implications and future research directions	63
Influencers and the choice of a travel destination: a customer journey and information processing perspective	62
Book Review "Digital and Social Media Marketing: Emerging Applications and Theoretical Development"	46
An affective approach to modelling intentions to use technologies for social distancing in hotels	45
Digital transformation: what are the smart cities today?	43
Challenges in smart tourism: a media content analysis of digital barriers for senior tourists in China	41
Metaverse and tourism development: issues and opportunities in stakeholders’ perception	39
A user experience perspective on heritage tourism in the metaverse: Empirical evidence and design dilemmas for VR	36
Revisiting and exploring trust in the digital era: conceptualization and scale development of digital trust in hospitality and tourism	32
Optimising geotrail planning by leveraging least-cost path for sustainable geotourism development: a case study on a Tasmanian west coast post-mining landscape	31
The pandemic of loneliness: designing smart tourism for combating loneliness	31
Will a technology-featured authentic shopping environment motivate participants’ purchasing behavior in tourism live-streamed shopping?	31
Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse	29
Does familiarity with the attraction matter? Antecedents of satisfaction with virtual reality for heritage tourism	28
Exploring experience design features in the metaverse concerts: a mixed-method approach	27
Exploring the psychological effects of Metaverse on mental health and well-being	26
A systematic literature review on payment methods in hospitality and tourism	25
SHMIS: An integrated IoT context awareness framework for hotel management to enhance guest experience and operational efficiency	23
Enhancing destination marketing through artificial intelligence driven visual recognition	22

Urban tourists’ spatial distribution and subgroup identification in a metropolis --the examination applying mobile signaling data and latent profile analysis	19
Correction to: Mapping tourism and hospitality research on information and communication technology: a bibliometric and scientific approach	19
Modeling sustainable city trips: integrating $$\text {CO}_{2}\text {e}$$ emissions, popularity, and seasonality into tourism recommender systems	17
Immersive technologies for tourism: a systematic review	16
Beta tourist world: a conceptual framework for organizing an event in the metaverse	15
Interpreting the perceptions of authenticity in virtual reality tourism through postmodernist approach	14
Can Google Trends data provide information on consumer’s perception regarding hotel brands?	14
Interactive webcam travel: supporting wildlife tourism and conservation during COVID-19 lockdowns	14
Reaching new heights: investigating adoption factors shaping the moon landing of metaverse tourism	14