To explore recent progress in tourism demand research, we comprehensively survey current studies in the leading tourism and hospitality journals, asking six evaluative questions about the scientific merits of the studies and three explorative questions about emerging areas in the literature. The examination identifies potential flaws and their consequences in the field of tourism demand. A theoretical foundation is recommended for future tourism demand studies with a view to reduce bias in the empirical analysis of tourism demand. Several emerging areas of analysis in the field of tourism demand are recognized and discussed. Our study provides critical insights that will enable future tourism demand research to generate more reliable, impactful information than in the past.

为了探索旅游需求研究的最新进展，我们全面调查了领先的旅游和酒店期刊中的当前研究，提出了关于研究的科学价值的六个评估问题和关于文献中新兴领域的三个探索性问题。该检查确定了旅游需求领域的潜在缺陷及其后果。建议为未来的旅游需求研究提供理论基础，以减少旅游需求实证分析中的偏差。旅游需求领域的几个新兴分析领域得到认可和讨论。我们的研究提供了重要的见解，使未来的旅游需求研究能够产生比过去更可靠、更有影响力的信息。