Top 10 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management Journals In The World 2026

1. Annals of Tourism Research

Annals of Tourism Research is a social sciences journal focusing upon academic perspectives on tourism. For the purposes of determining areas of interest, tourism is defined as a global economic activity comprising travel behaviour, the management and marketing activities of service industries that arise to meet consumer demand, the effects of tourism activities on communities and policy and governance at local, national and international levels. While striving for a balance of theory and application, Annals is ultimately dedicated to developing theoretical more...

2. Tourism Management

Tourism Management is the leading scholarly journal focuses on the management, including planning and policy, of travel and tourism. The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining international, national and regional tourism as well as specific management issues. The journal's contents reflect its integrative approach - including primary research articles, progress in tourism research, case studies, research notes, discussion of current issues, and book reviews. As a scholarly journal, all papers published should contribute to theoretical and/or methodological advancement, in addition to more...

3. Journal of Travel Research

The mission of the Journal of Travel Research is to be the premier, peer-reviewed research journal focused on the business of travel and tourism development, management, marketing, economics and behavior. Given the multifaceted, multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder character of the tourism economy, this focus implies a concern for both the public and private sector spheres of interest as well as economic, socio-cultural, political, environmental, legal, technological, and demographic issues. Specific goals are to be international in scope with geographic diversity, to be multidisciplinary with diversity in research more...

4. International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems is a refereed international journal dedicated to promoting excellence in teaching and stimulating research in hospitality and tourism internationally. An exciting and challenging international forum, the journal reflects current happenings and trends in the hospitality industry. The journal will facilitate this need by providing essential and intelligent information about worldwide hospitality and tourism issues, practices, challenges and solutions both practically as well as theoretically. An eminent International editorial Board comprising leading experts in the more...