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Tourism and Hospitality (ISSN: 2673-5768) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that serves as a forum for publishing scholarly papers that advance the broad fields of tourism and hospitality. Academics and professionals with a background in marketing, management science, politics and policy making, economics, geography, sociology, history, psychology, anthropology, events management, recreation, leisure, environmental management, and public administration will find this journal interesting.
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“Artificial Intelligence Research in Tourism and Hospitality Journals: Trends, Emerging Themes, and the Rise of Generative AI”
by Wai Ming To and Billy T. W. Yu
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(2), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6020063
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“Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Tourism Sector: Benefits and Challenges of AI-Based Digital Tools in Tourism Organizations of Lithuania, Latvia, and Sweden”
by Gita Šakytė-Statnickė and Laurencija Budrytė-Ausiejienė
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(2), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6020067
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/6/2/67
“Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Through Chatbot Support in the Booking Process—An Experimental Investigation”
by Kirsten Wüst and Kerstin Bremser
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(1), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6010036
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/6/1/36
“Sentiment Analysis of Berlin Tourists’ Food Quality Perception Through Artificial Intelligence”
by Omid Shafiezad and Hamid Mostofi
Tour. Hosp. 2024, 5(4), 1396-1417; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5040078
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“Innovative Teaching of AI-Based Text Mining and ChatGPT Applications for Trend Recognition in Tourism and Hospitality”
by Li-Shiue Gau, Hsiu-Tan Chu, Duong Thuy Pham and Chung-Hsing Huang
Tour. Hosp. 2024, 5(4), 1274-1291; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5040071
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“Navigating Employee Perceptions of Service Robots: Insights for Sustainable Technology Adoption in Hospitality”
by Yuntugalage Wu, Minkyung Park and Jae Hyup Chang
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(1), 8; https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/6/2/113
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“Unveiling the Nuances: How Fuzzy Set Analysis Illuminates Passenger Preferences for AI and Human Agents in Airline Customer Service”
by Murat Sağbaş and Sefer Aydogan
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6010043
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“Festivals in Age of AI: Smarter Crowds, Happier Fans”
by João M. Lopes, Ilda Massano-Cardoso and Camila Granadeiro
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(1), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6010035
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“Understanding the Determinants of Adoption and Intention to Recommend AI Technology in Travel and Transportation”
by Gonçalo Baptista and Antonio Pereira
Tour. Hosp. 2025, 6(2), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6020054
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“What Impacts Tourists’ Co-Creation Experiences in Smart Tourism Destinations? A Mixed Methods Research from Four Chinese Smart Tourism Destinations”
by Yue Yin, Junjie Gao and Younghwan Pan
Tour. Hosp. 2024, 5(4), 1327-1343; https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5040074
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