This paper seeks to review current researchon supply chain management (SCM) within the
context of tourism. SCM in the manufacturing industry has attracted widespread research
interests over the past two decades while SCM studies in the tourism industry are very
limited. Stakeholders in the tourism industry interact with each other to resolve their
divergent business objectives with differentoperating scopes. The potential benefit of
considering not only individual enterprises but also the tourism value chain becomes evident.
The paper examines the characteristics of tourism products, identifies and explores core
issues and concepts in tourism supply chains (TSC) and tourism supply chain management
(TSCM). While the literature on TSCM or its equivalents emerges recently, the progress is
variable with most research being focused ondistribution and marketing activities, without
fully considering the whole range of different suppliers involved in the provision and
consumption of tourism products. This paper provides a systematic review of current tourism
studies from the TSCM perspective and develops a framework for TSCM research which
should be of great value not only to those who wish to extend their researchinto this new and
exciting area, but also to tourism and hospitality decision makers. The paper also identifies
key research questions in TSCMworthy of future theoretical and empirical explorations.
Keywords: Tourism management, tourism supply chain, supply chain management.