Abstract This study aims to carry out a systematic review of the literature on the impact of technology in the tourism industry and its application in rural tourism research to serve the objective of socio-economic development. Research articles were selected from journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, or those that are listed in the Australian Business Deans Council or University Grants Commission – Consortium for Academic & Research Ethics list. This study provides a summarized conclusion of research trends undergoing rural tourisms area while simultaneously highlighting the themes and areas that could be addressed through the tourism industry. This study tries to establish a link between the use of technology and the development of the rural tourism industry. Also, it concludes that the use of technology has evolved the way that rural tourism could be conducted. Furthermore, it has opened up ways to use rural tourism as a means to solve existing socio-economic challenges in society. This study is new and it certainly adds to the value of researchers and academicians working in this domain by providing them with research areas that require a thought to ponder upon.

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科技与创新：乡村旅游观念的转变——系统回顾

摘要 本研究旨在对有关技术对旅游业的影响及其在乡村旅游研究中的应用的文献进行系统回顾，以服务于社会经济发展的目标。研究文章选自在 Scopus、Web of Science 或澳大利亚商学院院长委员会或大学资助委员会 – 学术与研究伦理联盟列表中列出的期刊。本研究总结了乡村旅游领域的研究趋势，同时突出了可以通过旅游业解决的主题和领域。本研究试图建立技术使用与乡村旅游业发展之间的联系。还，它的结论是，技术的使用已经发展了乡村旅游的开展方式。此外，它开辟了利用乡村旅游作为解决社会现有社会经济挑战的手段的方法。这项研究是新的，通过为他们提供需要深思熟虑的研究领域，它无疑增加了在该领域工作的研究人员和院士的价值。