Intellectual Structure of Behavioural Intentions Studies in Tourism and Hospitality: a Bibliometric Overview

Abstract

Recent studies in the field of tourism and hospitality (T&H) have intensively focused on tourists’ behavioural intentions (BIs). However, no study investigates BIs specifically in T&H using a bibliometric approach. Thus, there is a need for bibliometric research to investigate BIs research in T&H. In this regard, this article focuses on demonstrating the current state of scientific studies regarding BIs in T&H. This study adopts bibliometric methods to examine BIs studies published in the field of T&H in general, using the Web of Science (WoS) database for this purpose. VOSviewer software was employed to examine the patterns in publications, prominent authors, and journals, contributing countries, and universities. This analysis drew on 382 documents from the WoS database, spanning the years 2000 to 2022. The findings demonstrate that over the past 20 years, BIs research has grown significantly and has gradually attained diversity in research topics. Inaddition, destination image, loyalty, satisfaction, and motivation are frequently associated with BIs. Based on the results of the study, several suggestions are made for future research.