AVR technologies in sustainable tourism: A bibliometric review

Abstract

An extensive, PRISMA-led bibliometric analysis of scientific literature from the last 20 years was conducted to extract future research agenda in the niche field of sustainable tourism and the application of virtual reality+ technologies (extended, mixed, hyper, and augmented). The field being investigated contains significant opportunities through meta-analysis methods like linear-logarithmic transformations, coupling clustering, and network analysis. Astringent keyword inclusion rule ensured that the most pertinent scientific literature entered the analysis. The authors used critical content analysis parameters like Cohen's kappa to include the best fit papers. This bibliometric analysis convenes the need to focus on emerging areas like cyber-neurotics, telekinesis, cyber-optics, and gamification to provide impetus to sustainable consumption and production in the tourism and travel industry. The paper expresses the paradigm shift in research topics as the world enters the COVID-19-induced pandemic and its impact on future research endeavours.