Memorable experience studies in wellness tourism: systematic review &amp; bibliometric analysis

Dahanayake, S.N.S.; Wanninayake, Bandara; Ranasinghe, Ruwan

doi:10.1080/24721735.2022.2145417

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“…Memorable experience studies in wellness tourism appearing in WoS and Google Scholar databases between 2010-2022 (Dahanayake, Wanninayake & Ranasinghe, 2022).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wellness Tourism Management Research A bibliometric analysis

Gulyas

Molnar

2023

Management &Amp; Marketing

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The aim of the article is to analyze the wellness tourism topic, focusing on the overview and the research directions in the period 2012-2022, published in WoS and Scopus databases. This attempt is aided by the methods of bibliometric analysis, such as co-citation analysis, bibliometric coupling, reference analysis and keywords analysis. The current research reveals information about which pair of papers, authors or journals are cited together as sources of articles from the past almost 11 years formatting the core of the topic of wellness tourism regarding destination, marketing and management in this area. As result of the research, can be concluded that articles in wellness tourism topics highly published in Social Science and Economic disciplines, mostly in English language both in WoS and Scopus databases. Based on the keyword analysis, 7 clusters related to the research of the last almost eleven years resulted. These clusters namely can be defined as: researches focusing on competitiveness, wellness tourism philosophy, quality, sustainability, digitalization, motivation, marketing and management, loyalty and customer satisfaction, and COVID-19 pandemic situation.

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“…Memorable experience studies in wellness tourism appearing in WoS and Google Scholar databases between 2010-2022 (Dahanayake, Wanninayake & Ranasinghe, 2022).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wellness Tourism Management Research A bibliometric analysis

Gulyas

Molnar

2023

Management &Amp; Marketing

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Mapping the landscape of health tourism: a bibliometric review and its alignment with the SDGs

Monroy-Rodriguez,

Caro-Carretero

2024

International Journal of Spa and Wellness

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Unveiling the essence: Constructs of memorable wellness tourism experiences

Dahanayake,

Wanninayake,

Ranasinghe

2023

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Existing studies on memorable tourism experiences (MTE) focus primarily on diverse niche tourism forms, although there is a dearth of evidence and studies on MTE in wellness tourism. The present research seeks to fill knowledge and empirical gaps in the field of wellness tourism and address theoretical inconsistencies by examining the key constructs that constitute memorable wellness tourism experiences (MWTE). An exploratory qualitative investigation was conducted to identify specific dimensions of MWTE. Data were gathered from international primary wellness tourists, selected through criterion-based snowball sampling, during October – December 2022, employing semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed based on grounded theory approach, using NVivo software for data analysis. Findings revealed ten dimensions; professionalism, meaningfulness, environmental aesthetics, refreshment, hedonism, hospitality, involvement, novelty, value for money, and authenticity with respective indicators (40). Opposing prior studies, study outcomes acknowledged professionalism and value for money as crucial MWTE determinants while revealing a new and intriguing determinant: environmental aesthetics. Identifying MWTE constructs fosters more in-depth insights into the aspects that constitute and reinforce wellness travel experiences. This profound knowledge may establish evidence-based decisions, policies, and practises that strengthen wellness tourists’ overall well-being and contentment.

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Memorable experience studies in wellness tourism: systematic review & bibliometric analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 44 publications

Wellness Tourism Management Research A bibliometric analysis

Wellness Tourism Management Research A bibliometric analysis

Mapping the landscape of health tourism: a bibliometric review and its alignment with the SDGs

Unveiling the essence: Constructs of memorable wellness tourism experiences

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