Purpose: Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are two technological breakthroughs that stimulate reality perception. Both have been applied in tourism contexts to improve tourists’ experience. This paper aims to frame both AR and VR developments during the past 15 years from a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the production of smart tourism knowledge, thereby revealing the development of the concept through collaborative networks. Design/methodology/approach: A bibliometric analysis, which enables visual mapping and observation of the domain, was...

Purpose: With the rapid development and implementation of cutting-edge information technologies in tourism and hospitality, it is necessary to update the progress of technology use in the past 18 years and set up research agenda for future research. By adopting information systems (IS) as a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to design an algorithm to predict hotel profitability by means of deep learning techniques. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology consists of a multi-layered neural network that includes a lag of profitability as the input. Furthermore, other input...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the extant literature on Airbnb – one of the most significant recent innovations in the tourism sector – to assess the research progress that has been accomplished to date. Design/methodology/approach: Numerous journal databases were searched,...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate eTourism technology acceptance literature to illustrate current gaps in the field and suggest two alternative perspectives that could be adopted. Design/methodology/approach: A review of academic literature in the field of eTourism technology...

Purpose: This paper aims to conduct a review of the literature published, between 2006 and 2018, that used search engine data on tourism and hospitality research, namely, Google Insights for Search and Google Trends. More specifically, it intends to identify the purpose and context of the data...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate users’ adoption of bike sharing systems in China. Design/methodology/approach: This research combined perceived risk factors with existing technology diffusion theories (e.g. technology acceptance model and unified theory of acceptance and use of...