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Advances in visitor attraction research: A critical and thematic review

Anna Leask, Ellis Urquhart, Brian Garrod Orcid Logo, Alan Fyall Orcid Logo

Tourism Management, Volume: 115, Start page: 105400

Swansea University Author: Brian Garrod Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.tourman.2026.105400

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This study provides a critical and thematic review of the visitor attraction literature over the period 2015-2024, a decade which reflects significant changes in tourism demand, technological innovation, societal trends and global crises. The study identifies and critiques the dominant themes and em...

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Published in: Tourism Management
ISSN: 0261-5177
Published: Elsevier BV 2026
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