Research Engagement on the Impact of Sustainable Practices in Tourism and Hospitality Industry: A bibliometric analysis

The integration of sustainable development practices has been widely popular in tourism and hospitality. Considering sustainability as a social commitment, it is mandatory to incorporate such practices into the system in a way to achieve sustainable development goals in a broader sphere. Scopus database was used to retrieve all existing and highly cited tourism and hospitality sustainability papers published from 2013-2023 that have been considered. The outcome of the study indicates that growth of research in sustainable tourism and hospitality has been remarkable with a total of 746 papers retrieved and after applying necessary filters 422 documents were considered. The findings reveal that proportion of research on tourism has increased tremendously over decade highlighting collaborations of authors within and outside country. The study carried out a thorough bibliometric analysis on impact of sustainable practices in tourism and hospitality which will help researchers, service users, and service providers to understand the growth in this field and the prerequisites responsible for implementing the art of sustainable practices in the experiential and digital era of tourism and hospitality industry. The need is to foster collaboration between governments, private sector entities, NGOs, and local communities. Also, the stakeholders need to work together to develop and implement sustainable tourism policies and practices, share best practices and lessons learned within the tourism industry. By analyzing this data, it identifies significant trends in sustainable practices within tourism research. Additionally the study covers uncovered areas in tourism industry.