Can the 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics inspire a “quantum” turn in tourism research?

• Introduces a Quantum Tourism Framework to explain tourism behaviour and innovation • Connects 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics to tourism research theory • Proposes three layers: superposition, entanglement, and quantum advantage • Explains non-linear and adaptive tourism systems through quantum mechanisms • Offers new directions for quantum-informed tourism research

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Annals of Tourism Research
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2026-01-14
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2025.104115
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Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
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Can the 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics inspire a “quantum” turn in tourism research?

Waqas Ali
Annals of Tourism Research
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
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Can the 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics inspire a “quantum” turn in tourism research?

Waqas Ali
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Abstract

• Introduces a Quantum Tourism Framework to explain tourism behaviour and innovation • Connects 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics to tourism research theory • Proposes three layers: superposition, entanglement, and quantum advantage • Explains non-linear and adaptive tourism systems through quantum mechanisms • Offers new directions for quantum-informed tourism research

Annals of Tourism ResearchVol. 117
University of Plymouth (GB)
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Can the 2025 Nobel prizes in physics and economics inspire a “quantum” turn in tourism research? — Waqas Ali · Annals of Tourism Research (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS