COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EXPERIENCES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES

This article aims to establish a theoretical structure, investigate the latest research trends, and highlight future directions in community-based tourism. A total 82 studies that investigatedthe relationship between community-based tourism (CBT) and the Covid-19 pandemic was analysed, using VOS Viewer software. It was found that five main research groups that focused on investigating the relationship between CBT and the Covid-19 pendemic were: (1) Impact and Adaptation in Tourism During the Covid-19 Pandemic; (2) Tourism and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Strategies, and Recovery; (3) Studies on Tourism, Community Resilience, and Covid-19 Adaptation; (4) Sustainability and Resilience in Tourism During the Covid-19 Pandemic; and (5) Covid-19 Impact Studies on Tourism in Southeast Asia, with four key keyword clusters: Public Health, Sustainable Tourism, Sustainable Tourism Development, and Sustainable Resilience. It was also found that there has been a significant increase in publications from 2020 (3 publications) to 2023 (31 publications), indicating a growing research interest in this field. Indonesia leads with 54 publications, signifying its major contribution to this research area. These conclusions depict a dynamic and evolving research landscape, focusing on Southeast Asia, sustainable tourism, and the impacts of Covid-19 on the tourism sector.