Assessing the role of technology in enhancing the authentic tourist experience

被引:1
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作者
Shekhar [1 ]
Valeri, Marco [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delhi, Fac Management Studies, Delhi, India
[2] Niccolo Cusano Univ, Fac Econ, Rome, Italy
关键词
Technology; Tourism; Authenticity; Experience; Satisfaction; CO-CREATION; MANAGEMENT; REALITY; HOSPITALITY; TRAVEL; FOOD;
D O I
10.1108/EMJB-12-2023-0347
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Purpose The study aims to review how the use of technology enhances the authentic tourist experience. Technology and digitalization have enhanced tourist experiences. However, critiques comment on its ability to over-commercialize activity and lack of authenticity. Thus, there is a need to synthesize knowledge of technology usage to increase authentic tourist experience. Design/methodology/approach The study carries out a bibliometric review of the studies focusing on the use of technology in enhancing tourist experiences. Two hundred journal articles, published between 1997 and 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database to carry out descriptive and network analysis using the Gephi, VOSviewer and Science of Science (Sci2) software. The components of authentic tourism experience are identified from the literature through a content analysis. Findings The findings of the study are broadly classified into two: first, the most frequently used keywords in the study include tourist experience and satisfaction, co-creation, virtual reality, smart tourism, technology, authenticity and heritage tourism. Second, the five major themes studied in the topic include virtual reality and tourist experience; media, tourist experience and encounters; technology, smart tourism and tourist experience; digital transformation, social media and tourist experience; and virtual reality and tourist experience which are still relevant in the literature because of the presence of study gaps. Originality/value The findings are used to develop a conceptual framework for the role of technology in enhancing authenticity in tourism typologies where authenticity is critical.
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