Stargazing through a scholarly lens: A systematic literature review of astrotourism studies

Devyn Daleowen Dusi, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Nur Adilah Md Zain, Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari, Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

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Astrotourism is gaining recognition as a niche form of sustainable and experiential travel that offers educational, emotional, and ecological value. However, the academic literature on this phenomenon remains conceptually fragmented and geographically ...