Afraid to travel after COVID-19? Self-protection, coping and resilience against pandemic ‘travel fear’

Zheng, Danni; Luo, Qi; Ritchie, Brent W.

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104261

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“…The validated tools were subsequently associated with questions related to travel, tourism and hospitality. All questions concerning travel, tourism and hospitality correlated positively with the CAS and FCV-19S and their dimensions, confirming the second hypothesis, H2 , and corroborating previous studies [ 15 , 40 , 41 ]. Participants reported that the items most impacted by COVID-19 were vacations and leisure time, and the item lesser impacted was traveling by car, corroborating these results in the literature concerning leisure [ 42 ] and traveling by car [ 43 ].…”

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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Associations with Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

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The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety and fear related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their associations with travel, tourism and hospitality, in the Portuguese population. The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) were validated for the Portuguese population and correlations with issues related to travel, tourism and hospitality were established. CAS and FCV-19S presented a good adjustment model and solid reliability and validity. Correlations between CAS and FCV-19S and the perception of the impact of COVID-19 in travel, tourism and hospitality were found. Participants considered that COVID-19 mainly affected their holidays and leisure time. However, the strongest correlation established was between total FCV-19S and emotional fear FCV-19S and the fear of attending hotel facilities. The Portuguese versions of CAS and FCV-19S are reliable psychological tools to assess anxiety and fear in relation to COVID-19 for the general population. The use of hotel facilities is the most threatening issue related to travel, tourism and hospitality. The results suggest that hotels should invest in hygiene and safety measures that allow users to regain confidence in hotel equipment.

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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Associations with Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

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“…HCWs who had abstained from travel recently were more worried about travelling abroad. Other studies have observed a correlation between threat severity and susceptibility to the virus, which has caused travel fear and resulted in travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak [29]. Studies have reported that similar post-disaster travel behaviors were influenced by risk perceptions and motivations [30, 31].…”

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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage-related perceptions, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and travel worry among healthcare workers

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Barry

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BackgroundHealthcare workers’ (HCWs’) travel-related anxiety needs to be assessed in light of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 mutations.MethodsAn online, cross-sectional questionnaire among HCWs between December 21, 2020 to January 7, 2021. The outcome variables were HCWs’ knowledge and awareness of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage, and its associated travel worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) score.ResultsA total of 1,058 HCWs completed the survey; 66.5% were female, 59.0% were nurses. 9.0% indicated they had been previously diagnosed with COVID-19 themselves. Regarding the B.1.1.7 lineage, almost all (97.3%) were aware of its emergence, 73.8% were aware that it is more infectious, 78.0% thought it causes more severe disease, and only 50.0% knew that current COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing it. Despite this, 66.7% of HCWs were not registered to receive the vaccine. HCWs’ most common source of information about the new variant was social media platforms (67%), and this subgroup was significantly more worried about travelling. Nurses were more worried than physicians (P=0.001); additionally, those who had not travelled in the previous 3 months and those who had not received or registered for the COVID-19 vaccine were also significantly more worried (P = 0.037 and P < 0.001, respectively).ConclusionsMost HCWs were aware of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant and expressed substantial travel worries. Increased worry levels were found among HCWs who used social media as their main source of information, those with lower levels of COVID-19 vaccine uptake, and those with higher GAD-7 scores. Utilization of official social media platforms could improve accurate information dissemination among HCWs regarding the pandemic’s evolving mutations. Targeted vaccine campaigns are warranted to assure HCWs about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines toward SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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“…Para ganar la confianza de los turistas, se hace necesario crear un destino que les garantice la seguridad, como mencionan Zheng et al (2021) se debe tener en cuenta el pavor y pánico abrumadores causados por el brote de COVID-19, es particularmente importante adoptar estrategias para aliviar el miedo del público y mejorar la seguridad de los turistas en un contexto post-pandémico, considerando que en el período posterior a la pandemia, los actores clave y profesionales de un destino turístico, deben tomar medidas estrictas para demostrar que la industria del Turismo puede controlar el distanciamiento social y disminuir los riesgos de infección entre los turistas, en el caso de un fenómeno meteorológico, una vez reactivado el destino turístico, generalmente, no existe una preocupación para el turista ni comunidad residente con relación a su seguridad, los esfuerzos se concentran principalmente en regresar los servicios básicos y trabajar en su comodidad.…”

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La resiliencia como estrategia de recuperación en un destino turístico internacional. Caso Los Cabos, México / Resilience as a recovery strategy in an international tourist destination. Case Los Cabos, Mexico

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En esta investigación, se presenta el estudio de caso del municipio de Los Cabos Baja California Sur, México, con el objetivo de analizar estrategias de recuperación, para incrementar la resiliencia de destinos turísticos, cuando estos se enfrentan a embates de factores externos que amenazan su estabilidad y desarrollo; la metodología es cualitativa, con alcance exploratorio, descriptivo y explicativo, se efectuaron entrevistas a actores clave del destino turístico, con un guion de corte exploratorio validado por expertos al 97%, se incluyeron dimensiones de perfil, escenarios de afectación, estrategias de resiliencia y fases de recuperación, se compararon las estadísticas del destino y una etnografía virtual, lo cual permitió, tener una visión más amplia de los problemas y la evaluación de respuesta en dos vertientes: la pandemia COVID-19(SARS-CoV-2); y el análisis de respuesta en el impacto del huracán Odile en 2014. Los principales resultados mostraron que la participación los actores públicos y privados relacionados con la política pública de cara al turismo son centrales. Aunque Los Cabos ha salido adelante de diversas crisis y actualmente posee una estrategia andante que ha permitido una pequeña recuperación, no hay manera de determinar una aproximación realista de recuperación económica del destino. La afectación a la economía poco diversificada de la región, dificulta sostener la operación de las empresas y los empleos de la población. Indicadores de bioseguridad del turista y de los residentes, deberán ser incorporados a las buenas prácticas en el sector y a las estrategias de resiliencia del destino turístico.

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Afraid to travel after COVID-19? Self-protection, coping and resilience against pandemic ‘travel fear’

Cited by 530 publications

References 160 publications

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Associations with Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Associations with Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage-related perceptions, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and travel worry among healthcare workers

La resiliencia como estrategia de recuperación en un destino turístico internacional. Caso Los Cabos, México / Resilience as a recovery strategy in an international tourist destination. Case Los Cabos, Mexico

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