The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of the interface between tourism activity and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in favor of development. This is a semi-structured literature review (Snyder, 2019) on the Web of Science database, searching for international studies published from 2016 to 2021. After analyzing nineteen articles, a compiled defi nition of the topics covered was produced, generating a structure for the systematization of the content, which was divided into four research fronts: descriptions of entrepreneurial ecosystems, stages of development, dimensions of analysis, and entrepreneurial ecosystems and tourism. These results expand the understanding of how the entrepreneurial ecosystem contributes to tourism and, consequently, to development through the promotion of tourist activity. They also contributes to the literature on the theme, given that studies addressing entrepreneurial ecosystem and tourism are still scarce, despite the apparent complementarity of this interface, as shown in previous studies.