Health-Related Crises in Tourism Destination Management: A Systematic Review

Vong, Celeste; Rita, Paulo; António, Nuno

doi:10.3390/su132413738

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“…We run different forms of analysis, namely co-authorship, co-occurrence, citation, and cocitation analysis. To do so, we resort to VOSviewer [58], an open-source data-visualization software used to construct bibliometric maps based on literature datasets [54].…”

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Walkability Indicators in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Jardim

Neto

2022

Sustainability

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Walkability indicators are a pivotal method to evaluate the role of the built environment in people’s decisions regarding active mobility, contributing to help promote more sustainable and equitable regions. Currently, there is a lack of literature describing the trends and findings from recent studies, and how research on this topic has responded to COVID-19. In this work, we apply the PRISMA methodology to perform a systematic literature review of studies that employed walkability indicators to uncover associations between walkability and different topics, such as physical activity, health and mobility, in the aftermath of the pandemic. Results show that the growth rate of studies in this period almost doubled compared to the three years prior to the outbreak. We explore the main subjects addressed in recent literature and found that most studies resorted to well-known indicators, predominantly to Walk Score®, while fewer works developed and applied new indicators. General findings point to a positive association between walkability and physical activity, overall health and active mobility. Moreover, in recent works, walkability’s relationship with environmental metrics is not clear and there is a lack of studies linking walkability indicators to COVID-19. More than two years after the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, our work provides an effective resource for researchers to understand recent trends in studies employing walkability indicators.

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Section: Bibliometric Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Walkability Indicators in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Jardim

Neto

2022

Sustainability

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“…Natural disasters were the central focus of studies in crisis management in the tourism industry, however, recently the need to address and prepare for health-related crises has become critical (Vong et al, 2021). The impact of health-related crises causes long-standing impacts that are difficult to recover from due to the indefinite timeframe and severity of such crises (Tsai et al, 2020).…”

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Post-pandemic recovery strategies of Coastal hotels: Durban, South Africa

Gareeb,

João,

Deen

2024

JASTH

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused prevalent effects across multiple industries; the hotel industry in parti-cular was impacted severely. However, Durban hotels derived innovative recovery strategies that could be implemented in most hospitality operations to alleviate financial disruptions. Furthermore, exemplifies the significance of hotel preparedness in times of crisis. This study aims to investigate the effects and recovery strategies post-COVID-19 in Durban hotels to present recommendations to sustain the industry through disastrous events. A qualitative methodology was applied in the primary data collection through semi-structured interviews with hotel general and senior managers. Qualitative computer-assisted software known as ATLAS.ti was used in the data analysis. The findings indicate that the measures taken by hotels resulted in sustainable strategies that aided their survival through the pandemic. Strategies included marketing campaigns, competition analysis, tactical spending, and evolved offerings among others. This paper provides achievable practices that can be used in times of crisis or financial challenges for hotels irrespective of status or size.

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“…The SLR of Streimikiene, Svagzdiene, Jasinskas, and Simanavicius [58] analysed the main ways and factors of strengthening tourist competitiveness by implementing economic, social, and environmental goals for developing destination territories. Vong, Rita, and António [59] conducted a systematic review in the specific context of health-related tourism but focused only on synthesising health-related crises. In this context, none of the SLRs examined the concept of sustainable development in tourism on a broader scale, explicitly analysing the context of health tourism.…”

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Mapping the Sustainable Development in Health Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Figueiredo,

Abrantes,

Costa

2024

Sustainability

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Health tourism is recognised as a growing industry. Therefore, sustainable development in health tourism is crucial not only for the well-being of patients but also for destinations and communities. In this sense, sustainable development in health tourism aims to develop solutions related to the environmental, social, and economic challenges faced by the country and the tourism sector. After the COVID-19 pandemic, health tourism has become popular, and despite the increase in research related to the theme, the existing literature is still relatively fragmented and lacks a comprehensive view. This study addresses this gap by investigating sustainable development in health tourism through a systematic literature review. Ninety-three articles were collected from the Web of Science database. After subjecting them to bibliometric analysis, it is possible to examine the topic’s current state of the art. This research permits the systematisation of the existing literature into five areas: (1) stakeholders of sustainable tourism, (2) impact of COVID-19, (3) health tourism, (4) challenges and opportunities, and (5) sustainability values. This research provides significant contributions to the field of sustainable development in health tourism. Firstly, it sheds light on aspects that previous literature has examined, offering valuable insights into the drivers of sustainable development in health tourism, thus enriching our comprehension of the subject. Additionally, the article delineates a prospective research agenda, suggesting various directions that can lay the foundation for upcoming inquiries and the development of pertinent theories for assessing the impact of sustainable development in health tourism.

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Health-Related Crises in Tourism Destination Management: A Systematic Review

Cited by 9 publications

References 110 publications

Walkability Indicators in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Walkability Indicators in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Post-pandemic recovery strategies of Coastal hotels: Durban, South Africa

Mapping the Sustainable Development in Health Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

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