scholarly journals The economic and social impact of COVID ‐19 on tourism and hospitality industry: A case study from Oman

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habiba Al‐Mughairi ◽  
Preeti Bhaskar ◽  
Abdullah Alazri
SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110408
Author(s):  
Li-Fan Wu ◽  
Jennet Achyldurdyyeva ◽  
Wei-Ping Jou ◽  
Wei-Ting Foung ◽  
Bih-Shiaw Jaw

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted lives and economies around the world. Every part of tourism and hospitality value chain has been affected by the unprecedented travel and mobility restrictions (border control, lockdowns, quarantines, curfews, social distancing) undertaken by governments to contain the spread of the virus. This case study is an in-depth investigation on the Taiwan’s government response to support tourism industry stakeholders during Covid-19 pandemic. Data are gathered from a variety of sources, including government policy, procedures, and interviews with business owners and observations of day-to-day business operations. This study presents novel effective government practices and cooperation with tourism and hospitality business during Covid-19 pandemic crisis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irwan Setiawan

The development of sharing economy that happened exponentially has changed the accommodation sector in the tourism and hospitality industry. The varied customer experience, facilities, and range of prices offered has made this business model an alternative to traditional accommodation services and is a favorite among tourists. The rapid development of information technology facilitates many online platforms that provide property rental services with the concept of sharing economy. This makes the tourism and hospitality industry rich in data. This study aims to analyze data on property rental advertisements focusing on short vacation services with a case study of Airbnb data in Singapore. The results of the study are expected to be used by new players or old players in the business as one of the considerations of situation analysis for making decisions. The analysis was carried out to obtain patterns and relationships from data related to prices, room types, and property distribution in the form of diagrams and maps. This study uses a visual data analysis approach using the Python programming language.


2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (12) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Khaled Alsardia

Social media is one of the most popular, effective, and accessible means for the communication of information in today’s globalized world. Harnessed as a tool for marketing, it can help exponentially expand businesses by instantly spreading the word about their products and services to countless existing and potential customers. The aim of this research is to study the influence of social media in promoting tourism and hospitality in Jordan. Data were gathered using an online Google Form questionnaire sent out to nearly 150 respondents via WhatsApp and analysed via quantitative methods using SPSS 20.0.


1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Samantha Johnsen

The tourism and hospitality industry is the world's fastest growing business sector and it has an increasing need for people with formal degree qualifications to be effective senior managers and executives of the future. This case study describes the opportunities in this sector and outlines the facilities and courses of the Australian International Hotel School.


2022 ◽  
pp. 302-317
Author(s):  
Sumedha Agarwal ◽  
Priya Singh

Authenticity is a term that emerged from the modern era. Travellers are demanding authentic, experientially oriented opportunities with more meaningful interactions with locals. Travellers of the new generation want to have meaningful travel which is sustainable as well as experiential. The rise of an experience economy that concentrates on entertainment, education, escapism, and esthetics has made authentic travel experiences more critical. The tourists are more aware of their needs and are motivated towards places that offer real experiences. The chapter aims to explain the concept of authenticity and relate it to the tourism and hospitality industry. The discussion around various kinds of authenticity as described in the literature has been done. A case study demonstrating authentic experiences in rural homestays has been included in the chapter. Further authentic experiences derived from various tourism and hospitality sectors like food, accommodation, and entertainment have been explained.


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