Innovation and resilient destinations: a literature review

Abstract

This study aims to advance knowledge on innovation processes and destination resilience in the post-pandemic world, adopting a systematic literature review through Bibliometrix software. Based on an abductive analysis, this work shows the findings of peer-reviewed studies published in leading hospitality and tourism journals between 2005 and 2023. The data was subjected to thematic analysis and clustered under five main categories based on the distribution of articles by publication year, research topic, author contributions, articles by journal, and articles by country. The original value of this study lies on the identification of innovation forces able to enhance destination resilience.