abstract Transformative tourism experiences (TE) have powerful personal and societal
implications due to life-changing capacities when consumers subsume their experiences …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal the knowledge evolution process, research
hotspots and future trends in the inclusive tourism research literature from 2008 to 2023 …

Tourism has the potential to trigger lifelong changes through a transformative experience.
However, existing tourists' transformative experience (TE) research has been criticized for …

Tourism research on the LGBTIQ+ communities has grown over the years, entering
mainstream discussions as a segment of interest. This growing focus reflects greater societal …

This study proposes an extension of the interactive ritual chain model that explores the
intrinsic construction of the embodied experience and self-identity of Chinese gay tourists …

Transformations are a social process that has both psychological and social outcomes.
However, current studies tend to neglect the social outcomes of transformations, ie, social …

Research examining Asian tourism destinations and markets has burgeoned, paralleling the
region's economic and middle-class growth. However, despite this burgeoning, extant …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
(LGBTQ) hotel selection criteria. Design/methodology/approach A thematic analysis was …

Rural destinations are experiencing a boom in demand from tourists. However, the
sustainability of rural spaces as tourism destinations is also challenged by a lack of diversity …

Transformative tourism (TT) has been gaining a lot of attention over the past few years due
to its power to transform both the individual and the world we live in, in a positive way …