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The importance of information technology (IT) is increasing in the tourism industry and tourism research. Despite this importance, however, the role of IT in the field of tourism has been limited. Therefore, the purposes of this study are to review and understand the diversity of tourism research areas and roles of IT in tourism research. This study examines the role of IT in the field of tourism research through the 5W1H-based review framework. Representative journals in the field of tourism were selected and the articles were selected through keywords such as IT and tourism. Based on the analysis results, future research directions for diversity of research topics and the roles of IT in the field of tourism were presented.