Abstract
Tourism education, in response to the global transformation, has expanded significantly, but theoretical exploration still remain divided across, theories, themes and geographical contexts. This research aims to examine comprehensive bibliometric review of tourism education research to systematically map its thematic evolution, scholarly structure, and demographical patterns. Based on 490 published articles, bibliometric techniques were exercised to assess future trends of publication, prominent sources, global contributions, collaboration and themetic mapping. The results revealed a maturing but fragmented knowledge domain indicating strong emphasis on learning, employability, and learner-centered pedagogy, with growing attention to digital transformation. However, theoretical contribution was found to be limited, and majority of the researches were conextually concentrated. This study adds knowledge to tourism education field by identifying underexplored areas critical for future educational innovation. The study provides several implications for educators, curriculum designers, and researchers to develop theoretically informed, inclusive, and future-oriented tourism education. To the best of current study author knowledge, this research extends the scope of bibliometric review in tourism and hospitality education.