Focus

The TOURBIS: Journal of Tourism and Business is focusing on advancing knowledge within the interconnected fields of tourism and business, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical developments and empirical research.

Specifically, the journal seeks contributions that cover:

• Comprehensive Tourism Management: This includes various facets of tourism operations, planning, policy, marketing, sustainability, and specialized segments like MICE, ecotourism, cultural tourism, and digital tourism.
• Diverse Business Studies within the Tourism Context: This encompasses research on entrepreneurship, SMEs, human resource management, financial management, supply chain management, service quality, consumer behavior, ethics, and corporate social responsibility, all as they relate to the tourism industry.
• Interdisciplinary Investigations: The journal particularly encourages research that explores the complex interactions between tourism and business with broader societal dimensions, including social, economic, cultural, environmental, and technological impacts, as well as emerging trends and future outlooks for these sectors.

Scope of Contributions

TOURBIS Journal invites submissions that explore a comprehensive range of topics within tourism and business, encouraging both theoretical advancements and empirical studies. Our scope includes, but is not limited to:

• Tourism Management: This encompasses sustainable tourism practices, effective destination management strategies, innovative tourism marketing, efficient hospitality operations, robust tourism policy and planning frameworks, the burgeoning MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) sector, responsible ecotourism, enriching cultural tourism experiences, the transformative impact of digital tourism, and forward-thinking tourism innovation.
• Business Studies: We welcome research on entrepreneurship within the tourism industry, the vital role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in tourism, strategic human resource management in hospitality, sound financial management practices for tourism businesses, optimized supply chain management, enhancing service quality, understanding consumer behavior in tourism, ethical considerations in business, and the imperative of corporate social responsibility within the tourism landscape.
• Interdisciplinary Approaches: We particularly encourage studies that bridge disciplines, examining the multifaceted social, economic, cultural, environmental, and technological impacts on both tourism and business. This also includes analyses of evolving trends and visionary future outlooks that will shape these sectors.