MAPPING RESEARCH TRENDS IN MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN WELLNESS TOURISM DESTINATION: A BIBLIOMETRIC AND VISUALIZED ANALYSIS

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Thadathibesra PHUTHONG¹  Pongpun ANUNTAVORANICH²  Achara CHANDRACHAI³  Krerk PIROMSOPA⁴ 

[1] Silpakorn University, Faculty of Management Science, Department of Logistics Management;Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Industrial Design;Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn Business School, Department of Commerce;Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering

关键词: mobile technology;    wellness tourism;    wellness destination;    bibliometric analysis;    VOSviewer;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.454spl19-990

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

The study aims to explore and review the literature published on the use of mobile technology in wellness tourism destinations, finding a total of 656 papers published between 2001 and 2021 to determine the thematic direction of the relate d research flourish. This study created a bibliometric and visualisation map of research trends in mobile technology in wellness tourism destinations using the Scopus database, PRISMA, VOSviewer and Harzing’s Publish or Perish software. Results showed that United States published the most articles on this topic and co-occurrence of keywords revealed eight clusters: technological breakthroughs, mobile tourism adoption, tourist mobile applications, destination marketing, smart destination, tourist experience, data intelligence and analytics and service innovations. This study could elucidate this research topic and help researchers forecast its dynamic paths.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND