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Journal of Sustainable Tourism Volume 31, 2023 - Issue 11: Digitalization and Sustainable Tourism; Guest Editors: Stefano Bresciani, Robin Nunkoo, Sascha Kraus, Gabriele Santoro
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Digitalization and sustainability: virtual reality tourism in a post pandemic world

Shalini Talwara K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-5685
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Puneet Kaurb Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;c Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-8888
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Robin Nunkood Department of Management, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius;e School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;f Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia;g Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Amandeep Dhirh Department of Management, School of Business & Law, University of Agder, Agder, Norway;i Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, India;c Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2564-2591 | Received 24 Apr 2021, Accepted 09 Jan 2022, Published online: 11 Feb 2022

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