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AuthorSaleh, Ali Salman
AuthorBassil, Charbel
AuthorSafari, Arsalan
Available date2022-11-16T07:59:37Z
Publication Date2021-03-10
Publication NameTourism Economics
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354816621999968
CitationSaleh, A. S., Bassil, C., & Safari, A. (2021). Tourism research for the GCC region: Current status and future research directions. Tourism Economics, 28(6), 1626-1646.
ISSN1354-8166
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85102442581&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/36473
AbstractTourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has recently been considered by policymakers as a new avenue for economic diversification. Despite the considerable literature concerning the impact of tourism worldwide, only a limited number of studies have looked at the tourism sector in the GCC region or analyzed its economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts. This article therefore conducts a systematic review of the state of the literature related to tourism in the GCC region. It provides effective insights about the current status, gaps, and challenges and proposes future research directions in this area for academics, practitioners, and policymakers with an interest in regional tourism development. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses approach was used to identify and select the papers. Some 23 papers were identified and analyzed. The majority of these studies focused on the United Arab Emirates, specifically the Dubai emirate. We found the most dominant research theme to be tourism planning.
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications
Subjectfood security
GCC
growth
immigration
meta-analyses
systematic literature review
tourism
TitleTourism research for the GCC region: Current status and future research directions
TypeArticle Review
Pagination1626 - 1646
Issue Number6
Volume Number28
ESSN2044-0375
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