Talawar, A.Sheena, S.Alathur, S.2026-02-062024Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2024, Vol.908, , p. 283-29823673370https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0210-7_23https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/29071The tourism industry has witnessed substantial technological advancements in recent years because of the rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICT). Previous literature indicates that most of the research has been focused on comprehending the application of various technologies in the tourism sector and their impact on consumer behavior. However, no bibliometric studies are undertaken to analyze the relevant publications, the effect of technology and the emerging trends in technology within the tourism industry. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to explore and evaluate these developments. Therefore, the study performed a bibliometric analysis of 1430 published research articles from the Scopus database for the period 2018–2022. The bibliometric analysis involved a performance analysis and science mapping of the publications using the Bibliometrix R package software. The results indicate an increasing trend in publications and the year 2022 recorded the highest number of articles published. The study found that Law R., Buhalis D., and Gretzel were the most productive authors in the last five years. Moreover, the analysis showed that the top ten journals accounted for one-third of the total publications. The conceptual structure indicated that the well-developed topics are represented by keywords such as innovation, Covid-19, tourism development, and destinations. Furthermore, the intellectual structure revealed three unique clusters indicating the theoretical foundations within tourism research, smart tourism and value co-creation in tourism. Finally, this study will benefit academicians and tourism marketers to gain insights into technological advancements and emerging trends in tourism research. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.Bibliometric analysisBibliometrixTechnologyTourismTourism development