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Authors: Arun Bhatia, Divyam Sharma, Saurabh Kumar, Umesh Kumar

Abstract: Overarching the benefits of tourism a niche kind of tourism motivates people around the world to travel for wellness overcoming level of stress, enhance a sense of joy, harmonised body, mind, and spirit last but not the least gratifying customer experiences boosting an individual well-being has been highlighted as wellness tourism. Wellness Tourism is often erroneously conflated in the literature with medical tourism, despite constituting an entirely distinct segment of health tourism. Furthermore, very few thorough reviews have been done up to the current times to evaluate the after effects of COVID-19 on wellness stream of research and emergence of its prominence in wellness tourism studies. Fulfilling the gap bibliometric analysis technique using dimension.ai is used to evaluate the article authorship, publication trend, co-authorship with synthesis of total article with a total of 1005 pertinent publications written in English-language using mapping technique of VOSviewer programme, relational approaches and evaluation methodologies based on productivity and impact indicators. Proposals and recommendations for future research are highlighted to explore the future dimension of the research in wellness tourism field.

Keywords: wellness tourism, health tourism, medical tourism, dimensions.ai, bibliometric analysis, COVID-19

DOI: 10.5937/turizam28-51005

Article info: 206-220

Received: May 2024 | Accepted: December 2024

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Authors: Besermenji Snezana, Ristanovic Branko, Ristic Zoran, Manojlovic Radoslava, Matejevic Milosava

Abstract: Hunting activities were considerably developed on the territory of hunting area “Karadjordjevo“, but the development stopped due to economic and political instability at the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. This research aims to evaluate support of the local community in the previously well-known hunting destinations nowadays when hunting tourism are under the pressure of different groups who underestimate their importance. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Backa Palanka in 2018, and the results show that the local population is generally prone to the revitalization of hunting tourism. According to the results analysed in this research, local population on the territory of Mladenovo and Karadjordjevo generally supports development of hunting tourism. Local people do not have negative attitude about hunting, and, in most cases, are prone to hunters and hunting regardless of being hunters themselves or having a hunter in their family.

Keywords: hunting tourism, hunting, revitalization, Karadjordjevo, local community

DOI: 10.5937/turizam28-53655

Article info: 223-230

Received: September 2024 | Accepted: January 2025

 

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Authors: Viranch N. Dave, Mudit D. Mankad

Abstract: Integrating cultural heritage with tourism helps reveal the tangible and intangible characteristics of a place that are the outcome of long-term interactions between the local population and their natural environment. The goal of this study is to investigate cultural heritage in relation to the tourism development in Banswara district, Rajasthan, India. The study first identified and classified the cultural heritage sites of Banswara district; thereafter, it used spatial statistical tools from ArcGIS 10.7 to find out distribution patterns as well as clusters and hotspots of cultural heritage. In addition to this, accessibility to cultural heritage sites is examined using buffer analysis. The results derived show the presence of hotspots and coldspots in the central part of Banswara district, which includes the Talwara block. Compared to intangible cultural heritage, which is more sporadic, tangible cultural heritage tends to form hotspots and exhibits a more clustered pattern. Also, tangible cultural heritage sites are frequently found close to major highways when compared to intangible cultural heritage. This research can help planners formulate different strategies for incorporating cultural heritage for tourism development in this area. Policymakers can promote the tangible heritage sites for yearround tourism, whereas the fairs and festivals that constitute an important segment of intangible heritage happening during specific times of the year can be made more accessible through enhancing direct transport connectivity.

Keywords: cultural heritage, intangible, tangible, tourism, accessibility, spatial autocorrelation

DOI: 10.5937/turizam28-53728

Article info: 231-252

Received: September 2024 | Accepted: January 2025

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Authors: Swati Singh, Mansoor Ahmad, Sadaf Siraj

Abstract: This research aims to evaluate the contribution of studies on sustainable tourism to the existing body of literature in this field. A comprehensive analysis of 1310 literary works was conducted using bibliometric analysis. The study followed the parameters outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) framework, with a primary focus on the Scopus database. The study also emphasizes the importance of accurately identifying authors, references, and links relevant to sustainable tourism research. The analysis highlights the evolution of sustainable tourism research, with consistent publication trends and growth. Key co-citation clusters identify influential works, authors, and institutions. It reveals gaps in integrating sustainability, competitiveness, and tourism in policy development, presenting opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Dominant themes like “sustainable tourism”, “ecotourism”, and “sustainable development” are identified, alongside the underexplored area of sustainable competitiveness. These findings stress the need for stronger collaborations between developed and developing nations to foster innovative and inclusive sustainable tourism policies. This study provides a comprehensive examination of the literature on sustainable tourism, employing bibliometric analysis to fill the gap in existing research. By identifying key clusters and emphasizing the importance of research collaboration, this study offers original insights into the field of sustainable tourism.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, sustainable tourism, systematic literature review, sustainability

DOI: 10.5937/turizam28-50846

Article info: 253-272

Received: May 2024 | Accepted: January 2025