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Tourism and Hospitality Template

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About the Tourism and Hospitality format

Tourism and Hospitality is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Cruise Tourism Development and Management. Over its lifetime it has published 726 papers, which have received 3,326 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Tourism and Hospitality 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Abbreviation (ISO-4)Tour. Hosp.
Publishes research inDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research Digital Marketing and Social Media Cruise Tourism Development and Management Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Culinary Culture and Tourism
ISSN2673-5768
Citation impact (2-yr)2.57
h-index24
i10-index88
Article processing charge$1,082
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereKing Faisal University
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Tourism and Hospitality per year

26
2011
5
2020
25
2021
59
2022
37
2023
85
2024
290
2025

Citation impact of Tourism and Hospitality by publication year

94
2011
110
2020
480
2021
753
2022
381
2023
418
2024
889
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Tourism and Hospitality

Co-Creating New Directions for Service Robots in Hospitality and Tourism

Francesc Fusté‐Forné, Tazim Jamal · 2 Jan 2021

Research on the relationship between automation services and tourism has been rapidly growing in recent years and has led to a new service landscape where the role of robots is gaining both practical and research attention. This paper builds on previous reviews and undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the research literature to discuss opportunities and…

VR in Tourism: A New Call for Virtual Tourism Experience amid and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Maksim Godovykh, Carissa Baker, Alan Fyall · 23 Feb 2022

Virtual reality has become a more common phenomenon in both destination marketing and on-site experience. The recent challenges such as overtourism and the COVID-19 pandemic have created a pressing need to examine virtual tourism as an alternative to traditional travel. This conceptual article aims at clarifying virtual experience in tourism, discussing the main antecedents and…

The Effects of a Virtual Reality Tourism Experience on Tourist’s Cultural Dissemination Behavior

Yanfang Zeng, Lihua Liu, Rui Xu · 21 Mar 2022

Virtual reality technology has been widely applied in the tourism industry, but the literature examining the relationship between the virtual tourism experience and cultural dissemination behavior is limited. This present study examines how a virtual reality tourism experience could stimulate tourists’ cultural dissemination behavior intention. It does so by developing a moderated mediation model to…

Community-Based Tourism: A Catalyst for Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals One and Eight

Leonard A. Jackson · 14 Feb 2025

Community-based tourism (CBT) is an innovative and participatory approach that places local communities at the center of tourism development. This model aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Through a synthesis of global case studies from regions such as Nepal,…

Rural Tourism in and after the COVID-19 Era: “Revenge Travel” or Chance for a Degrowth-Oriented Restart? Cases from Ireland and Germany

Sabine Panzer-Krause · 28 Apr 2022

Focusing on rural destinations and calling on the evolutionary resilience concept as a theoretical lens, this paper investigates whether COVID-19 provokes “revenge tourism” after periods of lockdown or whether the pandemic can be used as a chance for a degrowth-oriented restart that forms the foundation for a more sustainable tourism sector. Analysing tourism data and…

Tourism and Hospitality template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Tourism and Hospitality format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Tourism and Hospitality template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Tourism and Hospitality use?
Tourism and Hospitality uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Tourism and Hospitality 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Tourism and Hospitality?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Tourism and Hospitality document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Tourism and Hospitality template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Tourism and Hospitality format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Tourism and Hospitality?
Tourism and Hospitality (Tour. Hosp.) - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Tourism and Hospitality PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Tourism and Hospitality template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Tourism and Hospitality template cost?
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