Systematic review of meta-analysis studies in the tourism and hospitality literature

Abstract

Referred to as "the analysis of the analyses", meta-analysis has become a popular research area in the tourism and hospitality literature, as well as in many different fields of science. This great interest in meta-analysis has led to many meta-analysis studies in the tourism and hospitality literature; however, no general systematic perspective has been established for these studies. This paper examines the meta-analysis studies published in the tourism and hospitality literature via various parameters and presents a comprehensive classification. Because this paper uses a theoretical scope to systematically scrutinize meta-analysis studies conducted in the tourism and hospitality literature, it not only presents state-of-the-art research, it can also become a roadmap and reference for future researches.