Tourism and COVID-19: An economy-wide assessment

Wickramasinghe, Kanchana; Naranpanawa, Athula

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.03.013

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“…It is an undeniable notion that the impact of COVID-19 on major service sectors including tourism has been its own kind comparing with other events in the 21 st century (Zenker & Kock, 2020). Wickramasinghe & Naranpanawa (2023), Wang et al (2021), Nikolova & Pavlov (2021), Amin & Taghizadeh-Hesary (2023), Pavlov (2023) and others have analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on tourism in Europe, Asia, or individual countries. Wickramasinghe & Naranpanawa (2023) examined the potential of domestic tourism in alleviating economic challenges caused by reduced international tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries.…”

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“…Wickramasinghe & Naranpanawa (2023), Wang et al (2021), Nikolova & Pavlov (2021), Amin & Taghizadeh-Hesary (2023), Pavlov (2023) and others have analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on tourism in Europe, Asia, or individual countries. Wickramasinghe & Naranpanawa (2023) examined the potential of domestic tourism in alleviating economic challenges caused by reduced international tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. Wang et al (2021) simulated the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese economy, revealing that the tourism sector suffered more severe consequences.…”

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Assessment of Tourism-Led Growth Risks in Resource-Rich Countries: Evidence from Azerbaijan

Huseyn

2023

Economics

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The COVID-19 pandemic has provided important lessons in determining future development strategies for countries whose economies are largely dependent on natural resources. The following study was conducted to analyze the potential for tourism to contribute to economic growth and sustainability of economic development in countries rich in natural resources during the post-resource period. Using data from the Republic of Azerbaijan, a co-integrated regression model was used in the analyses. Findings showed that (1) tourism has a positive effect on economic growth and can play a role in ensuring its sustainability; (2) a decrease in revenues from tourism carries more risk for the economy than revenues from oil (coefficient of variation); (3) if an oil and gas country chooses a tourism-based development path in the post-oil and gas era, it may face very serious challenges (due to the fact that tourism sector is highly vulnerable to direct and indirect events); (4) dominance of the tourism sector in the economy carries more risk than dominance of the oil and gas sector. However, combining two different approaches showed that choosing tourism as one of the priority sectors in the post-oil and gas era can reduce risks and will contribute more to the diversification of the economy.

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Assessment of Tourism-Led Growth Risks in Resource-Rich Countries: Evidence from Azerbaijan

Huseyn

2023

Economics

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“…Governments attempted to get back to their economies as soon as possible when the intensity of the COVID-19 outbreak lessened (Takyi et al, 2023;Sharma et al, 2021). In order to speed up the process of reviving the tourist industry, governments attempted to promote both local and overseas travel (Wickramasinghe & Naranpanawa, 2023). The G7 nations-Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are categorized as developed nations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (Fernández-Rodriguez et al, 2023;Rungmaitree et al, 2022;Ghosh et al, 2022).…”

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Investigating the Effects of Covid-19 on Tourism in the G7 Countries

Komasi,

Nemati,

Hashemkhani Zolfani

et al. 2024

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Natural and human-made crises can significantly impact the development of countries’ tourism industries. The susceptibility of countries to these crises depends on their policies, planning, and management in facing diverse challenges. This article aims to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in G7 countries by comparing rankings and positions on indices in 2016 and 2020. Data collected from the RANking COMparison (RANCOM), Proximity Indexed Value (PIV), and Double Normalization Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal Solution (DNCRADIS) models have been utilized for data analysis. The research findings indicate noticeable differences in using different models, as the rankings and positions of G7 countries for the years 2016 and 2020, except for two countries, the United States and France, have been different. The research results demonstrate that the COVID-19 crisis had significant impacts on the tourism industries of G7 countries. Countries like the United States, France, and the United Kingdom appear as leading nations in the tourism industry, while Japan and Canada faced challenges, and Germany and Italy experienced changes in their positions. Based on these results, officials and planners in the tourism industry of G7 countries can make appropriate decisions for the development and improvement of tourism under similar crisis conditions. Moreover, these findings can serve as a valuable guide for other countries in managing similar crises in the tourism industry.

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“…Tourism is considered a primary source of income for many countries, especially in developing countries like Thailand, where tourism revenue accounted for 17.79% of GDP in 2019, with an average growth rate of 0.04% [1]. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the number of tourists [2] due to domestic and international tourism preventive measures, such as lockdowns, capacity limits in shops, and social distancing [3]. Wu et al [4] have confirmed that city lockdowns have a significant impact on the economy.…”

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“…This paper is structured as follows: (1) Introduction: the primary objective of this study is to investigate the impact of various factors on travel intention and frequency in developing countries. (2) The Health Belief Model (HBM): in this section, we provide a comprehensive overview of the HBM and the hypotheses. (3) Materials and Methods: this section presents the research design, including the development of the questionnaire used to collect data.…”

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Influencing Travelers’ Behavior in Thailand Comparing Situations of during and Post COVID-19

Thotongkam,

Champahom,

Nilplub

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Tourism is the primary source of income for many countries, particularly developing ones. However, due to the impact of the 2019 Coronavirus epidemic, the tourism sector has been significantly affected. This study aims to identify factors that influence motivation and travel frequency. Two scenarios were compared: during COVID-19 and post-COVID-19. The questionnaire was developed based on the Health Belief model. The data collection process involved distributing a comprehensive questionnaire throughout Thailand, with the aim of achieving a fair and balanced representation of respondents from six distinct regions: northern, central, eastern, western, north-eastern, and southern. The study included a total of 2100 participants. Twenty hypotheses were formulated to analyze the relationship between the latent constructs. Factor analysis and Structural Equation Modeling were utilized to analyze the data from the questionnaires. The results from SEM found that the model was consistent with the empirical data. The model of the during COVID-19 pandemic had three supported hypotheses, namely H2d, H5d, and H9d, which were the correlation between tourism motivation and perceived severity, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations, respectively. In the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, seven hypotheses, including H1p, H2p, H3p, H4p, H5p, H9p, and H10p, supported the correlation between intention and perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and frequency. The support for H10p indicated that stimulated motivation could lead to behavioral changes and increase people’s travel frequency. This study proposes policy recommendations and public relations guidelines to encourage more frequent travel.

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Tourism and COVID-19: An economy-wide assessment

Cited by 22 publications

References 41 publications

Assessment of Tourism-Led Growth Risks in Resource-Rich Countries: Evidence from Azerbaijan

Assessment of Tourism-Led Growth Risks in Resource-Rich Countries: Evidence from Azerbaijan

Investigating the Effects of Covid-19 on Tourism in the G7 Countries

Influencing Travelers’ Behavior in Thailand Comparing Situations of during and Post COVID-19

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