Artificial intelligence: an overview of research trends and future directions
本文综述了酒店与旅游领域人工智能研究，涵盖客户服务体验、服务失败与恢复、人力资源及组织行为，指出AI是双刃剑，并讨论挑战与未来方向。
Purpose This study aims to offer an overview of hospitality and tourism research on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the industry. More specifically, this study examines hospitality and tourism AI research trends in hospitality and tourism customer service experience creation and delivery, service failure and recovery, human resources and organizational behavior. Based on the review, this study identifies the challenges and opportunities and provides directions for future studies. Design/methodology/approach A narrative synthesis approach was used to review the hospitality and tourism research on AI and its impact on various aspects of the industry. Findings AI and AI applications in customer service experience creation and delivery and its possible effects on employees and organizations are viewed as a double-edged sword. Although the use of AI and AI applications offers various benefits, there are also serious concerns over the ethical use of AI, the replacement of human employees by AI-powered devices, discomfort among customers and employees and trust toward AI. Originality/value The paper offers an updated holistic overview of AI and its implications in different facets of the hospitality and tourism industry. Challenges and opportunities are discussed to foster future discussions on the use of AI among scholars and industry professionals.