Mapping the Nexus between Sustainability and Digitalization in Tourist Destinations: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Research Methodology
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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El Archi, Y.; Benbba, B.; Zhu, K.; El Andaloussi, Z.; Pataki, L.; Dávid, L.D. Mapping the Nexus between Sustainability and Digitalization in Tourist Destinations: A Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability 2023, 15, 9717. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129717
El Archi Y, Benbba B, Zhu K, El Andaloussi Z, Pataki L, Dávid LD. Mapping the Nexus between Sustainability and Digitalization in Tourist Destinations: A Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. 2023; 15(12):9717. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129717
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl Archi, Youssef, Brahim Benbba, Kai Zhu, Zineb El Andaloussi, László Pataki, and Lóránt Dénes Dávid. 2023. "Mapping the Nexus between Sustainability and Digitalization in Tourist Destinations: A Bibliometric Analysis" Sustainability 15, no. 12: 9717. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129717