OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Information Technology & Tourism is 13. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
When and why personalized tourism recommendations reduce purchase intention?	85
Virtual reality’s promise for eco-friendly adventures: a study on its role in fostering sustainable tourism and reducing environmental footprint	81
Big data analytics of online news to explore destination image using a comprehensive deep-learning approach: a case from Mexico	66
An affective approach to modelling intentions to use technologies for social distancing in hotels	62
An enabling Framework for Blockchain in Tourism	62
AI-powered smartphones and phygital tourism experiences: implications and future research directions	61
Book Review "Digital and Social Media Marketing: Emerging Applications and Theoretical Development"	52
Psychological recovery effects of 3D virtual tourism with real scenes -- a comparative study	40
Assessing pre-travel online destination experience values of destination websites: scale development and validation	36
Digital transformation: what are the smart cities today?	34
Metaverse and tourism development: issues and opportunities in stakeholders’ perception	32
Challenges in smart tourism: a media content analysis of digital barriers for senior tourists in China	32
A user experience perspective on heritage tourism in the metaverse: Empirical evidence and design dilemmas for VR	27
Revisiting and exploring trust in the digital era: conceptualization and scale development of digital trust in hospitality and tourism	24
The pandemic of loneliness: designing smart tourism for combating loneliness	24
Will a technology-featured authentic shopping environment motivate participants’ purchasing behavior in tourism live-streamed shopping?	23
Does familiarity with the attraction matter? Antecedents of satisfaction with virtual reality for heritage tourism	22
Optimising geotrail planning by leveraging least-cost path for sustainable geotourism development: a case study on a Tasmanian west coast post-mining landscape	21
Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse	21
Exploring the psychological effects of Metaverse on mental health and well-being	20
Urban tourists’ spatial distribution and subgroup identification in a metropolis --the examination applying mobile signaling data and latent profile analysis	19
My heritage in my pocket: mobile device and app use by genealogy tourists	19
A systematic literature review on payment methods in hospitality and tourism	19
SHMIS: An integrated IoT context awareness framework for hotel management to enhance guest experience and operational efficiency	18
Correction to: Mapping tourism and hospitality research on information and communication technology: a bibliometric and scientific approach	17

Beta tourist world: a conceptual framework for organizing an event in the metaverse	16
Immersive technologies for tourism: a systematic review	16
Modeling sustainable city trips: integrating $$\text {CO}_{2}\text {e}$$ emissions, popularity, and seasonality into tourism recommender systems	16
Can Google Trends data provide information on consumer’s perception regarding hotel brands?	15
Reaching new heights: investigating adoption factors shaping the moon landing of metaverse tourism	13