Slow food movement gave rise to subsequent movements including Cittáslow and slow tourism. This emphasises a steady state mindful approach to travel and consumption patterns. With consideration for pressing issues like overtourism, mass tourism and the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is pertinent to discuss viable alternatives to a fast-paced life and travel that we consider normal. One such alternative is slow tourism that accentuates sustainable tourism practices as well as tourism at a reduced pace. It endorses mindfulness in travelling and discovering destinations in a responsible manner. Furthermore, slow travel aims to promote tourists' consumption-oriented enjoyment of experience through slow-paced and low carbon emission travel patterns. An in-depth scientometric review coupled with a critical qualitative review highlights the state-of-the-art of slow tourism and travel research, offers an integrative multilevel and multistage framework, and proposes future research avenues drawing on the gaps within the slow tourism and travel research.

慢食运动引发了随后的运动，包括 Cittáslow 和慢速旅游。这强调了对旅行和消费模式的稳态注意方法。考虑到过度旅游、大众旅游和 COVID-19 大流行的冲击等紧迫问题，有必要讨论我们认为正常的快节奏生活和旅行的可行替代方案。一种这样的选择是慢速旅游，它强调可持续的旅游实践以及慢速旅游。它认可以负责任的方式旅行和发现目的地的正念。此外，慢行旨在通过慢节奏和低碳排放的旅行模式，促进游客以消费为导向的体验享受。