In recent decades, cultural routes have become increasingly important in the tourism offerings of rural destinations. It is vital to identify the factors that visitors consider important to their satisfaction with a cultural route and its overall impact on a tourist destination. This paper employs Principal Components Analysis (PCA) to investigate the dimensions of visitor satisfaction on cultural routes. A survey assessed satisfaction with 37 specific aspects of a cultural route in a tourist destination, revealing three key dimensions: satisfaction with destination characteristics, tourism infrastructure, and the cultural roots offerings. The findings highlight the need to move beyond traditional models of tourist satisfaction that focus on specific experiences and instead explore overall factors contributing to tourist satisfaction with a destination. The study examines cultural routes in rural regions of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in Croatia and neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina. The scientific findings have significant implications for cultural route managers, aiding in the innovation and creation of offerings that will enhance tourist and visitor satisfaction.

Purpose – The aim of the research is to analyze the possibilities of implementing music and musical tourism in innovating tourist offerings and promotions based on the results and systematic analysis of existing literature with specific application in the repositioning of Croatian tourism. Research Design – The conceptual research provides a comprehensive insight into the ways music is used in destination development. It focuses on various examples of implementing musical tourism. Methodology – The research includes bibliographic analysis using the Bibliometrix software package through the Scopus and WoS databases, which were selected to provide an overview of previous research on the concept of applying music in destination development, creating recommendations for implementation. Results – The results enable the identification of key determinants and concepts of musical offerings and promotions in Croatian tourism based on a systematic literature review and the specifics of Croatian tourism development at all levels. Research Originality – The application of music in tourism, music management in tourism – audio management, represents an insufficiently explored area of scientific and professional research and concrete applications in global and Croatian tourism. The paper provides specific proposals and research based on key research concepts. On an applied level, this requires a complete reevaluation of how destination tourism incorporates musical offerings into its development system.

Introduction. New technologies have emerged as promising avenues for enriching sport tourism experiences by immersing participants in virtual environments. By synthesizing existing literature, the study seeks to unveil the potential benefits and challenges associated with incorporating different types of virtual realities into sport tourism settings. Material and Methods. The analysis, based on studies from Scopus and Web of Science, employed frequency analysis and thematic modeling, proving effective in identifying high-frequency keywords. A thematic evolution map highlighted relationships and categorized keywords into motor, niche, basic, and emerging or declining themes. This clustering revealed predominant themes in the literature on new technologies in sport tourism. Results. Throughout the review, three key clusters surrounding the fusion of new technologies with sport tourism are identified, (1) management and marketing strategies, (2) engagement, and (3) device innovation. Conclusions. Virtual reality is recognized as the leading technology in sport tourism within the scientific literature, while consumer-focused research and technology innovation studies are identified as key areas for future research.