Calibrating Evolution of Transformative Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- What are the general characteristics of studies related to TT?
- (2)
- What is the actual quantitative and objective state of knowledge regarding TT?
- (3)
- How has the research interest evolved?
2. Literature Review
2.1. Tourism and Transformation
2.2. Transformative Tourism Experience
2.3. Ethos
2.4. Setting
2.4.1. Time
2.4.2. Destination
2.5. Catalysers
2.5.1. Risk, Challenge and Novelty
2.5.2. Authenticity and Liminality
2.5.3. Social Dynamics and Communitas
2.5.4. Emotions and Peak Experiences
2.5.5. Self-Reflection
2.6. Tourists’ Outcomes
2.6.1. Psychological
2.6.2. Physical
2.6.3. Social
2.6.4. Learning and Mastery
2.7. Role of Facilitators
Facilitators’ Outcomes
3. Methodology
3.1. Data Collection and Article Screening
3.2. Data Analysis
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. General Literature Trends of Transformative Tourism Related Publications
4.2. Geographic Distribution
4.3. Citation Analysis
4.4. Co-Authorship
4.5. Journal and Publisher Analysis
4.6. Universities and Funding Associations
4.7. Intellectual Structure and Emerging Trends
4.8. Theme Identifiers Analysis
5. Conclusions and Directions for Further Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Regions | Articles | Countries |
---|---|---|
Europe | 121 | United Kingdom (40); Italy (10); Portugal (10); Spain (8); Austria (6); The Netherlands (5); Finland (4); Germany (4); Norway (4); Croatia (3); France (3); Ireland (3); Lithuania (3); Poland (3); Sweden (3); Denmark (2); Hungary (2); Switzerland (2); Belgium (1); Greece (1); Iceland (1); Latvia (1); Serbia (1); Slovenia (1) |
North America | 84 | United States (73); Canada (11) |
Oceania | 61 | Australia (49); New Zealand (12) |
Asia and Pacific | 33 | China (13); Hong Kong (4); Malaysia (3); Thailand (3); India (2); Japan (2); Singapore (2); Indonesia (1); Myanmar (1); Vietnam (1); South Korea (1) |
Africa | 10 | South Africa (8); Ghana (1); Kenya (1) |
Middle East | 6 | Israel (3); Iran (2); Jerusalem (1) |
South America | 6 | Brazil (3); Trinidad and Tobago (2); Ecuador (1) |
TC | TP WOS | % | TP EBSCO | % | TP SD | % | TP GS | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 |
≥300 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.7 |
≥200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.1 |
≥100 | 5 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | 5.2 | 16 | 6.7 |
≥50 | 14 | 6.1 | 3 | 3.6 | 3 | 3.9 | 41 | 17.1 |
≥25 | 28 | 12.1 | 12 | 14.5 | 17 | 22.1 | 37 | 15.4 |
≥10 | 44 | 19.1 | 12 | 14.5 | 17 | 22.1 | 43 | 17.9 |
≥5 | 30 | 13.0 | 13 | 15.7 | 10 | 13.0 | 31 | 12.9 |
<5 | 55 | 23.8 | 21 | 25.3 | 18 | 23.4 | 47 | 19.6 |
0 | 53 | 22.9 | 20 | 24.1 | 6 | 7.8 | 14 | 5.8 |
Total articles | 231 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 77 | 100 | 240 | 100 |
Total citations | 4390 | 100 | 1186 | 100 | 2635 | 100 | 11,918 | 100 |
WOS | Title | Authors | Journal | TC | C/Y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research [203] | Sigala, M. | Journal of Business Research | 398 | 199 |
2. | This trip really changed me: Backpackers’ Narratives of Self-Change [14] | Noy, C. | Annals of Tourism Research | 345 | 19.16 |
3. | Tourism: A catalyst for existential authenticity [30] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 170 | 18.88 |
4. | The transformative power of the international sojourn: an ethnographic study of the international student experience [16] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 156 | 12 |
5. | The Educational Benefits of Travel Experiences: A Literature Review [205] | Stone, M.J; Petrick, J.F. | Journal of Travel Research | 120 | 13.33 |
EBSCO | Title | Authors | Journal | TC | C/Y |
1. | Applying a transformative learning framework to volunteer tourism [207] | Coghlan, A.; Gooch, M. | Journal of Sustainable Tourism | 111 | 10.09 |
2. | The Educational Benefits of Travel Experiences: A Literature Review [205] | Stone, M.J; Petrick, J.F. | Journal of Travel Research | 105 | 11.66 |
3. | Making magic consumption: A study of white-water river rafting [13] | Arnould, E.; Price, L.; Otnes, C. | Journal of ContemporaryEthnography | 85 | 3.69 |
4. | Asymmetrical Dialectics of Sustainable Tourism: Toward Enlightened Mass Tourism [206] | Weaver, D.B. | Journal of Travel Research | 77 | 9.62 |
5. | Exploring the Motivations of BASE JUMPERS: Extreme Sport Enthusiasts [18] | Allman, T, L. et al. | Journal of Sport & Tourism | 64 | 4.92 |
SD | Title | Authors | Journal | TC | C/Y |
1. | Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research [203] | Sigala, M. | Journal of Business Research | 470 | 235 |
2. | This trip really changed me: Backpackers’ Narratives of Self-Change [14] | Noy, C. | Annals of Tourism Research | 425 | 23.61 |
3. | Tourism: A catalyst for existential authenticity [30] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 173 | 19.22 |
4. | The transformative power of the international sojourn: an ethnographic study of the international student experience [16] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 141 | 10.84 |
5. | Tourism and spirituality: A Phenomenological analysis [77] | Willson, G. B.; McIntosh, A. J.,Zahra A.L | Annals of Tourism Research | 119 | 13.22 |
GS | Title | Authors | Journal | TC | C/Y |
1. | Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research [203] | Sigala, M. | Journal of Business Research | 1061 | 530.5 |
2. | This trip really changed me: Backpackers’ Narratives of Self-Change [14] | Noy, C. | Annals of Tourism Research | 913 | 50.72 |
3. | The transformative power of the international sojourn: an ethnographic study of the international student experience [16] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 417 | 32.07 |
4. | Tourism: A catalyst for existential authenticity [30] | Brown, L. | Annals of Tourism Research | 333 | 37 |
5. | Wellness tourists: in search of transformation [24] | Voigt, C.; Brown, G.; Howat, G. | Tourism Review | 321 | 29.18 |
Authors | Country | University | TP | TC | WOS | EBSCO | SD | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lehto, X. Y. | United States | Purdue University | 5 | 816 | 244 | 79 | 29 | 464 |
Laing, J. H. | Australia | La Trobe University | 4 | 414 | 114 | 44 | 53 | 203 |
Del Chiappa, G. | Italy, South Africa | University of Sassari; University of Johannesburg | 5 | 388 | 110 | 4 | 44 | 230 |
McGehee, N. | United States | Virginia Tech University | 4 | 277 | 69 | 6 | 30 | 172 |
Sigala, M. | Australia | University of South Australia | 3 | 2322 | 485 | 0 | 558 | 1279 |
Brown, L. | United Kingdom | Bournemouth University | 3 | 1419 | 333 | 0 | 324 | 762 |
Kirillova, K. | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 4 | 652 | 198 | 76 | 0 | 378 |
Cai, L. | United States | Purdue University | 3 | 652 | 198 | 76 | 0 | 378 |
Morgan, N. | United Kingdom | Surrey University | 3 | 644 | 146 | 45 | 131 | 322 |
Filep, S. | New Zealand | University of Otago | 3 | 349 | 99 | 49 | 0 | 201 |
Pung, J. M. | Italy | University of Cagliari | 3 | 231 | 64 | 4 | 44 | 119 |
Soulard, J. | United States | Virginia Tech University | 3 | 149 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 83 |
Co-Author | Articles | Countries | Universities and Institutions |
---|---|---|---|
Kirillova, K.; Lehto, X.Y.; Cai, L. | 3 | USA; Hong Kong | Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Purdue University |
Pung, J. M.; Del Chiappa, Giacomo | 3 | Italy; New Zealand; South Africa | University of Cagliari; University of Otago; University of Sassari; University of Johannesburg |
Soulard, J.; McGehee, N.; Stern, M. J./Soulard, J.; McGehee, N. | 2/1 | USA | University of Illinois; Virginia Tech University |
Vidickienė, D.; Gedminaitė-Raudonė Ž.; Vilkė, R. | 2 | Lithuania | Institute of Economics and Rural Development, Vilnius |
Ryzdik, A.; Morgan, N.; Sedgley, D. | 2 | UK | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Neuhofer, B.; Celuch, K. | 2 | Austria; Poland | Fachhochschule Salzburg; Nicolaus Copernicus University |
Godovykh, M.; Tasci, A. D. A. | 2 | USA | University of Central Florida |
Laing, J. H.; Frost, W. | 2 | Australia | La Trobe University |
Robledo, M. A.; Batle, J. | 2 | Spain | University of the Balearic Islands |
McGehee N.; Knollenberg, W. | 2 | USA | Virginia Tech University |
Ivanovic, M.; Sandile L. M. | 2 | South Africa | University of Johannesburg |
Stone, G. A.; Duffy, L. N. | 2 | USA | Clemson University |
Top Journals | Q | Jh | JIF | JCI | Top Publishers | Articles | % | TC | TT h |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annals of Tourism Research | Q1 | 187 | 9011 | 2.85 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 26 | 10.4 | 5828 | 21 |
Tourism Management Perspectives | Q1 | 54 | 6586 | 1.58 | Elsevier USA | 13 | 5.2 | 1176 | 9 |
Journal of Sustainable Tourism | Q1 | 114 | 7968 | 1.51 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 11 | 4.4 | 1202 | 9 |
Tourism Management | Q1 | 216 | 10,967 | 2.96 | Elsevier Ltd. | 9 | 3.6 | 707 | 7 |
Tourism Recreation Research | Q1/Q2 | 50 | - | 0.76 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 9 | 3.6 | 349 | 5 |
Sustainability | Q1/Q2 | 109 | 3251 | 0.56 | MDPI AG | 9 | 3.6 | 290 | 4 |
Tourist Studies | Q1 | 50 | 1904 | 0.55 | SAGE Publications Ltd. | 8 | 3.2 | 493 | 8 |
Journal of Travel Research | Q1 | 145 | 10982 | 2.99 | SAGE Publications Ltd. | 7 | 2.8 | 1408 | 7 |
Current Issues In Tourism | Q1 | 82 | 7430 | 1.99 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 7 | 2.8 | 598 | 7 |
Journal of Business Research | Q1 | 217 | 7550 | 1.87 | Elsevier Inc. | 7 | 2.8 | 2265 | 6 |
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing | Q1 | 82 | 7564 | 1.98 | Routledge | 7 | 2.8 | 274 | 4 |
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Q1 | 45 | 5959 | 1.44 | Elsevier BV | 6 | 2.4 | 85 | 4 |
Tourism Geographies | Q1 | 73 | 6640 | 1.31 | Routledge | 5 | 2 | 315 | 5 |
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education | Q2 | 29 | 1762 | 0.94 | Oxford Brookes University | 5 | 2 | 153 | 4 |
Journal of Tourism Futures | Q2 | 21 | - | 0.88 | Emarald Group Publishing Ltd. | 5 | 2 | 89 | 4 |
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change | Q2 | 31 | 2041 | 0.62 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 4 | 1.6 | 107 | 4 |
Journal of Destination Marketing & Management | Q1 | 27 | 6952 | 1.84 | Elsevier Ltd. | 4 | 1.6 | 95 | 3 |
Religions | Q1 | 50 | - | 1.65 | MDPI | 4 | 1.6 | 37 | 2 |
Journal of Outdoor Recreation And Tourism | Q2 | 27 | 2803 | 0.85 | Elsevier BV | 4 | 1.6 | 19 | 2 |
International Journal of Religious Tourism & Pilgrimage | Q1/Q4 | 7 | - | - | Technological University Dublin | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | - |
Journal of Ecotourism | Q2 | 40 | - | - | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 3 | 1.2 | 271 | 3 |
14 others | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (14) | 0.8 (14) | - | - |
65 others | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (65) | 0.4 (65) | - | - |
Total 101 Journals | 250 | 100 | 20,129 |
TOP 20 JOURNALS | ANNUAL NUMBER OF PAPERS PUBLISHED IN TOP JOURNALS | |||||||||||||||
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2004 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | TOTAL | |
Annals of Tourism Research | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | |||
Tourism Management Perspectives | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
Journal of Sustainable Tourism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
Tourism Management | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
Tourism Recreation Research | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
Sustainability | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
Tourist Studies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Journal of Business Research | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
Journal of Travel Research | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
Current Issues in Tourism | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
Tourism Geographies | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Journal of Tourism Futures | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Religions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Journal of Destination Marketing & Management | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
International Journal of Religious Tourism & Pilgrimage | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 154 |
Journal Subject | % | Journal Categories | % |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 36 | Geography, Planning and Development | 14.1 |
Social and Political Science | 4.9 | ||
Cultural Studies | 4.3 | ||
Education | 3.3 | ||
Anthropology | 2.2 | ||
Transportation | 2.2 | ||
Development | 1.6 | ||
Communication | 1.1 | ||
Demography | 0.5 | ||
Gender Studies | 0.5 | ||
Health | 0.5 | ||
Linguistics and Language | 0.5 | ||
Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | 0.5 | ||
Urban Studies | 0.5 | ||
Business, Management and Accounting | 30.9 | Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | 21.2 |
Strategy and Management | 2.7 | ||
Marketing | 2.2 | ||
Business and International Management | 0.5 | ||
Management of Technology and Innovation | 0.5 | ||
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | 0.5 | ||
Arts and Humanities | 8.8 | Literature and Literary Theory | 2.2 |
Philosophy | 1.6 | ||
Religious Studies | 1.6 | ||
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | 1.1 | ||
History | 1.1 | ||
Visual Arts and Performing Arts | 1.1 | ||
Environmental Science | 8.1 | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 3.3 |
Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2.7 | ||
Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | 1.6 | ||
Ecology | 1.1 | ||
Global and Planetary Change | 0.5 | ||
Health | 0.5 | ||
Pollution | 0.5 | ||
Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 0.5 | ||
Psychology | 5.9 | Social Psychology | 3.3 |
Applied Psychology | 1.1 | ||
Clinical Psychology | 1.1 | ||
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | 0.5 | ||
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology | 0.5 | ||
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3.7 | Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | 1.1 |
Earth-Surface Processes | 0.5 | ||
Geology | 0.5 | ||
Space and Planetary Science | 0.5 | ||
Medicine | 2.9 | Environmental and Occupational Health | 0.5 |
Medicine (miscellaneous) | 0.5 | ||
Nuclear Medicine and Imagining | 0.5 | ||
Psychiatry and Mental Health | 0.5 | ||
Public Health | 0.5 | ||
Radiology | 0.5 | ||
Computer Science | 0.7 | Computer Science Applications | 0.5 |
Information Systems | 0.5 | ||
Economics, Econometrics and Finances | 0.7 | Economics and Econometrics | 0.5 |
Energy | 0.7 | Energy Engineering and Power Technology | 0.5 |
Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 0.5 | ||
Engineering | 0.7 | Engineering (miscellaneous) | 0.5 |
Health Professions | 0.7 | Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | 0.5 |
Top Universities | Articles | Ref. Times |
---|---|---|
Griffith University | 10 | 15 |
University of Otago | 7 | 12 |
Bournemouth University | 7 | 10 |
Purdue University | 6 | 10 |
University of Johannesburg | 6 | 9 |
University of South Australia | 6 | 8 |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 6 | 7 |
Southern Cross University | 6 | 7 |
University of Georgia | 5 | 7 |
Nottingham University | 5 | 6 |
University of Sassari | 5 | 5 |
Brigham Young University | 4 | 12 |
Virginia Tech University | 4 | 8 |
The University of Newcastle | 4 | 7 |
Arizona State University | 4 | 6 |
University of British Columbia | 4 | 5 |
La Trobe University | 4 | 5 |
Lisbon University Institute | 4 | 5 |
Leeds Beckett University | 4 | 4 |
Edith Cowan University | 4 | 4 |
Funded | Not Funded | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Articles | 53 | 197 | 250 |
% | 21.2% | 78.8% | 100% |
Keywords | TLS | Occurrences |
---|---|---|
Travel | 857 | 116 |
Outcome | 624 | 69 |
Nature | 469 | 60 |
Motivation | 552 | 56 |
Dimension | 455 | 53 |
Community | 435 | 52 |
Journey | 331 | 46 |
Student | 337 | 45 |
Pilgrimage | 431 | 38 |
Transformative experience | 278 | 38 |
Benefit | 315 | 36 |
Transformative learning | 306 | 35 |
Authenticity | 282 | 34 |
Engagement | 302 | 33 |
Tourist experience | 268 | 32 |
Articles | % | |
---|---|---|
Main theme | 129 | 51.6 |
Secondary theme | 121 | 48.4 |
Classification | Articles | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Research methods | Qualitative analysis | 202 | 80.8 |
Quantitative analysis | 24 | 9.6 | |
Mixed Methods | 24 | 9.6 | |
Total | 250 | 100 | |
Research perspective | Tourists | 165 | 66 |
General | 44 | 17.6 | |
Multiple/Holistic | 21 | 8.4 | |
Stakeholders | 14 | 5.6 | |
Hosts/Residents | 6 | 2.4 | |
Total | 250 | 100 |
Type of Tourism | Articles | % | ||
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Cultural | Cultural-only (3); Indigenous tourism (5); Aboriginal tourism (1); Dark tourism (7); Temple stays (1); Rural (1); Festival and events (13)—sport events (2); Creative (2); Flamenco tourism (1); Film tourism (2); Food and wine tourism (1); Food-only tourism (1); Slum tourism (1). | 39 | 15.6 | [217,218,219]; [63,103,137,167,220]; [19]; [17,36,115,135,152,175,221]; [222]; [223]; [40,41,100,102,108,110,119,127,154,164,185,224,225]; [68,226]; [227]; [150,151]; [124]; [228]; [31]. |
Nature-based | Nature-based only (10); Cultural (1); Adventure-only (3); Eco-tourism (7) - eco-tourism only (4), community based (2), marine (1); Community-based only (1); Frontier (1); Island (1); Conscious travel (1); Sustainable (2); Outdoor (1); Equestrian (1); Wellness and fitness (2), Extreme sports (2); Adventure sports (1); Mountaineering and cycling (1). | 35 | 14 | [46,48,58,93,123,171,229,230,231,232]; [233]; [89,182,234]; [186,235,236,237]; [26,94]; [59]; [170]; [105]; [149]; [82]; [238,239]; [92]; [109]; [96,161]; [18,163]; [13]; [53]. |
Religious | Religious-only (3); Pilgrimage (12)—motorbiking (1); Spiritual (13) -Christian (1); Shamanic (1). | 29 | 11.6 | [165,240,241]; [138,142,216,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250]; [57,77,116,144,176,251,252,253,254,255,256,257]; [258]; [140]. |
Educational | Educational-only (3); Study-abroad and international sojourn (18); Graduation travel (1). | 22 | 8.8 | [38,259,260]; [16,120,125,136,146,168,169,178,183,187,205,261,262,263,264,265,266,267]; [76]. |
Voluntourism | Voluntourism-only (13); Farm tourism (1); Family tourism (1). | 15 | 6 | [10,86,112,118,121,154,184,207,268,269,270,271,272]; [85]; [273]. |
Wellness and wellbeing | Wellness-only (3); Wellbeing-only (2); Yoga tourism (3); Feng-shui tourism (1); Health tourism (2); Retreat centres (1); Lifestyle (1). | 13 | 5.2 | [24,81,274]; [188,275]; [91,276,277]; [97]; [98,278]; [32]; [279]. |
Niche | Farm and WWOOF (2); Couchsurfing (1); Beer tourism (1); Antarctic tourism (3); Orphanage tourism (1); Space tourism (1); Paranormal tourism (1); RV tourism (1); Transnational tourism (1); Diaspora tourism (1); Feminist (1). | 14 | 5.6 | [166,280]; [34]; [45]; [106,281,282]; [181]; [283]; [284]; [157]; [75]; [285]; [286]. |
Other types | Business tourism (2); Mass tourism (1); Smart tourism (1); Experiential tourism (1); Solo travel (4); Backpacking (5) International (1); Social tourism (4). | 19 | 7.6 | [111,287]; [206]; [288]; [289]; [20,104,155,290]; [14,15,107,148,291]; [147]; [211,212,213,292]. |
General | - | 64 | 25.6 | [1,6,7,8,9,12,22,23,27,28,29,30,37,39,42,43,44,47,49,55,56,64,67,69,70,74,78,83,84,87,113,114,122,128,130,133,139,156,174,177,179,180,203,210,214,215,293,294,295,296,297,298,299,300,301,302,303,304,305,306,307,308,309]. |
Total | 250 | 100 |
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