Tourism Marketing in the Metaverse: A Systematic Literature Review, Building Blocks, and Future Research Directions

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Tourism Marketing in the Metaverse: A Systematic Literature Review, Building Blocks, and Future Research DirectionsDate
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Sánchez-Amboage E, Crespo-Pereira V, Membiela-Pollán M, Jesús Faustino JP (2024) Tourism marketing in the metaverse: A systematic literature review, building blocks, and future research directions. PLoS ONE 19(5): e0300599. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300599
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[Abstract] The aim of this research is to investigate tourist marketing within the embryonic context of the metaverse in order to comprehend the building blocks and the primary technologies employed in the sector. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted on 386 articles, with an overall qualitative approach that included 86 references, all of which dealt with the topic of the metaverse and had direct or potential implications for the tourism sector (hotels, restaurants, means of transport, leisure activities and destination itself). The articles are taken from: Science Direct, Taylor & Francis, Emerald, Springer and Google Scholar. The SLR was carried out according to the PRISMA search protocol. The results indicate the technologies that have been most thoroughly studied at the confluence of marketing, tourism, and the metaverse (AI, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, blockchain, tokens (NFTs) and digital twins). Moreover, they establish the foundational components of tourism marketing in the metaverse for the first time (tourism products, the metaverse as a distribution and branding channel for tourism and, tourist customer as protagonist). Finally, the study exposes research gaps and recommends future directions for exploration (monetization of products in the metaverse, promotion and marketing strategies in the metaverse, new profiles for marketing professionals, policy development that regulates commercial activity in the metaverse).
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Data relevant to this study are available from Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10782765
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