Abstract The main objective of this bibliometric review is to identify and analyze the development of the field of nostalgia tourism through a comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature. To this end, this article performs a bibliometric analysis in R Core Team 2022-Bibliometrix software, complemented by VOSviewer software and a systematic review of the Scopus and Science Direct database to provide information on the most researched topics, the most influential authors and publications, as well as the areas requiring further research. The findings and conclusions of this study make a valuable contribution to the nostalgia tourism literature by providing a relevant and comprehensive analysis of the current state. This analysis allows for a better understanding of the theoretical and conceptual framework of the articles published so far, which is important to consider in order to enrich the academic debate on nostalgia tourism and for future research.