Coronavirus Impact on Azerbaijan’s Tourism Sector and Opportunities for Developing Alternative Tourism in the Post-Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
pp. 287-297
Author(s):  
Arzu Alim Huseyn ◽  
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Ulker Ferhad Sadiqova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Recovery Period ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
The Impact

One of the sectors most affected by the new coronavirus pandemic globally is the tourism sector. Due to the closure of the borders and the suspension of flights, in 2020, four times fewer foreigners and stateless persons visited Azerbaijan compared to 2019. In 2020, the turnover of mutual tourism services decreased by 4.3 times and there was a deficit as a result of the excess of imports over exports of tourism services. The crisis has caused serious economic losses not only in the tourism sector, but also in other related sectors. This study assesses the authors’ predictions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector and the expected recovery period. Suggestions are made on the changes that will occur in the post-pandemic period and the level of Azerbaijan’s preparedness for it. The study aims to investigate the impact of coronavirus infection on the world economy and the country’s economy, to examine existing problems and current development scenarios. It is also necessary to explore the possibility of using alternative types of tourism during the post-pandemic period. The research methodology is comparative analysis, a systematic approach and statistical analysis. According to analytical results, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism was generalized and the implementation of the measures to be taken in the post-pandemic period for the tourism sector was justified. In order to eliminate the problems caused by the virus, it is necessary to apply a number of new travel rules in the tourism sector, which may apply to the visa regime, vaccinations, and insurance. The necessity to maintain physical distance can also change the organizational form of tourism, and tourism companies may have to switch from mass tourism to individual or small group travel. The State Program on the Restoration and Sustainable Development of the Territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan Liberated from Occupation for 2021–2025 project considers it expedient to give a special role to the development of tourism. In the study, the authors summarized the problems created by the pandemic in the tourism sector, analyzed various scenarios for the future development of tourism, made a number of proposals for travel companies in the post-pandemic period. The potential of alternative types of tourism was investigated and appropriate proposals were made for the development of tourism in the territories liberated from occupation.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on tourism in Cracow in the eyes of tourism entrepreneurs

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Walas ◽  
Zygmunt Kruczek
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

The purpose of the study was to collect opinions of Krakow’s tourism entrepreneurs about the impact of the pandemic on their activities and their expectations concerning tools of marketing communication that could facilitate recovery. The respondents were asked to assess the drop in sales of tourism services, their opinions concerning the prospect of a tourist traffic recovery, possible measures that could facilitate the recovery and what they expected the local government to do in this respect. In recent years Kraków has become one of Poland’s most recognisable destinations, benefiting from increasing revenues generated by a systematically growing number of visitors. This growth has even prompted concerns about overtourism in Kraków. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the entire supply chain in the tourism industry, leaving the city empty of tourists and causing a financial breakdown for many companies. In order to diagnose the scale of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, the authors conducted a CAWI survey of Kraków based tourism entrepreneurs in the middle of March. The development of the epidemic and steps taken to protect the tourism sector from mid-March to the end of June 2020 were used to validate views formulated by the respondent. The results of the survey reveal the level of economic losses anticipated by tourism entrepreneurs and their predicted occurrence over time, opinions about the likely sequence in which particular tourism products in Kraków are going to recover, as well as expectations concerning the tools of marketing communication that could facilitate the recovery.

Pandemic in paradise: Tourism pauses in Bali

2021 ◽  
pp. 146735842110184
Author(s):  
I Nengah Subadra ◽  
Heather Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Research Note ◽  
Local People ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Deep Crisis

This research note provides an account of the trajectory of Balinese tourism through 2020, focusing on government actions in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the responses of local people. Interviews were conducted with informants in the tourism sector to assess the impact of the pandemic. The findings suggest that before April 2020, people were calm and thought that Balinese tourism may survive, albeit on much-reduced arrivals. After April, when tourism shut down completely, a new sense of pessimism became evident. Although domestic tourism began again in August, the sector was still in deep crisis at the end of the year. Although Balinese people expressed hope that the future may offer a more sustainable kind of tourism, all indications pointed to official support for a return to mass tourism.

scholarly journals Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Indonesia Halal Tourism Transportation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Hadi Peristiwo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Distance ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Indonesian Population ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Impact

The covid 19 pandemics have slowed down the world economy, especially Indonesia, especially in the halal tourism sector. As known halal tourism sector is hard hit by the pandemic covid 19, especially in the transport sector which is much in the set on the restriction of physical distance. This journal's literature review will explore the impact of covid-19 on the role of the transportation sector in the halal tourism industry in Indonesia, as well as identify opportunities and challenges in the transportation sector for halal tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic. This journal review literature research method is carried out by searching for published articles on Sage, Elsevier Science, and Taylor Francis with the selected keywords namely Covid-19, Transportation, and Halal Tourism. The search was carried out by limiting publications from 2010–2020. From the results of the literature search, it can be seen that there was a change or shift in behavior from pre-covid-19 activities to the covid-19 era which had a direct impact on decreasing the movement or mobility of the Indonesian population in the halal tourism transportation sector. Transportation with a health element as the main requirement that needs to be implemented in halal tourism is an important aspect for sustainable halal tourism during the covid-19 pandemic.

Strategic map for the development of tourism industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Ulfat Aliyev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Local Markets ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tourism Services

The article highlights the important role of tourism in the development of specialized tourism industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Strategic Roadmap aims to support the development of the tourism sector within the stipulated time, providing high quality and competitive tourism services in international and local markets.

scholarly journals Apuntes para la gestión del turismo en España tras la crisis sanitaria de la Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
Patricia Arold Lario ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Foreign Tourism ◽  
The Impact

The impact caused in the tourism sector by the public health crisis linked to coronavirus COVID‑19 and the need to protect the population from subsequent infection marks a necessary change in the model of tourism in coastal areas in Spain where mass tourism was the norm. Relevant reforms must be made to soften the economic effects of the drop in foreign tourism. In the case of cultural tourism in urban areas and inland, there is an en excellent opportunity to make structural changes in management that pre‑Covid was already experiencing serious problems. In this document we attempt to highlight the elements that may be key to future reform.

Mountain tourism – Towards a more sustainable path

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
The Impact

With their soaring peaks, remote locations and majestic beauty, mountains have long been a powerful attraction for visitors from all walks of life, who are drawn by the often colourful traditions of local communities, the opportunities for sporting activities, and the spiritual solace to be found in highland landscapes. This study highlights the important role that tourism can play in valuing the natural and spiritual heritage of mountains, and the cultural diversity and traditional practices of mountain peoples. Particularly when linked to nature and rural tourism, mountain tourism can make a valuable contribution to promoting sustainable food systems and adding value to local products. Developing sustainable tourism in mountains requires reducing its negative environmental and social impacts and addressing the challenges posed by climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic has already brought about major changes in the mountain tourism sector and substantial losses for communities and businesses. However, consumer appetites for destinations that are outdoors and less crowded have increased in the wake of the pandemic, and these changes usher in new opportunities for mountain destinations to rebuild a greener and more sustainable form of tourism and rethink their products and services. For this to happen, the following measures will be critical: innovation and development of year-round tourism experiences; investments in infrastructure, particularly for the digitalization of mountain tourism services; strengthening multi-level-governance, partnerships and active community participation; and ensuring regular assessments of the impact of tourism on mountains, the effective management of waste and resources, and clearer practices for defining and managing the carrying capacity of highland destinations.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION WITH DOMESTIC TOURISTS IN RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Cvetkovski ◽  
◽  
Violeta Cvetkovska Tomanović ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
Overnight Stays ◽  
Spreading Disease

At the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, when tourist traffic is falling sharply, domestic tourists become very important. They become the dominant or even the only source of income for tourism sector. This paper shows that due to the closure of countries in order to reduce the possibility of spreading disease, both the number of tourists and the number of overnight stays declined. However, in the summer months and during the holidays, domestic tourists filled capacities and resourceful individuals managed to take advantage of the opportunity that arose by adjusting their offer and/or tourist product. The conducted research is based on statistical data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Given the recovery period of the tourism sector as well as the possibility of new and similar diseases in the future, communication with domestic tourists will become increasingly important, as shown by this research.

scholarly journals ENERGY SAVING AND EFFICIENCY PROPOSALS FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUATION: TURKEY EXAMPLE

2017 ◽  
pp. 206-219
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Harmful Emissions ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Republic Of Turkey

The concept of sustainability emerging within the environmental movement is closely related to the tourism sector as well as to many sectors. In this study, suggestions are given to reduce harmful emissions in Turkey, especially by facilities based on mass tourism. In addition, renewable energy-based energy performance enhancing technologies that can be applied to the energy efficiency and efficiency of tourism facilities are also proposed to reduce carbon footprint. Considering the incentives and discounts applied by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey for "environmentally sensitive accommodation facilities", the advantages and advantages of Photovoltaic Thermal (PV-T) Collector Technology which is suitable for use of the facilities are introduced and the advantages of these technologies are discussed. As a result of the cost analysis, the system which will be applied at a sample tourism facility is amortizing itself in 3.5 years.

scholarly journals The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence-Psychological Consequences, the Legal Framework and its Treatment in the Republic of North Macedonia

SEEU Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-141
Author(s):  
Hatixhe Islami ◽  
Arta Selmani-Bakiu ◽  
Emine Zendeli ◽  
Sami Mehmeti
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn this paper the authors present the psychological consequences of social isolation on domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the legal framework in the RNM on addressing the phenomenon of domestic violence. In this age of globalization and drive for material conformity, family life is quite difficult to cope with. This “war” for material comfort during the pandemic, has strained and stressed many families as a result of the created circumstances. Public safety measures, including physical distance and social isolation, which have also been implemented in the RNM have contributed in making family problems even more pronounced. Social distance and staying at home are very effective in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 virus, but these safeguards disrupt the routines of spouses and families. Domestic violence affects a large number of families, and it is estimated that in times of social isolation, all forms of violence have been inflicted against family members regardless of their gender and age. The most common forms of domestic violence during Covid-19 pandemic in our country are psychological, physical and economic violence. Some countries affected by Covid-19 have seen increases in levels of domestic violence, including violence against children, violence against partners, and violence against the elderly. This paper presents the results of research conducted which highlight the fact that during the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in levels of domestic violence in the Republic of North Macedonia in the first six months of 2020. The authors give their recommendations on the need for action by state institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to adapt methods and circumstances towards the protection of victims of domestic violence.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT CONDUCTED BY BALI TOURISM BOARD (BTB) DURING THE MOUNT AGUNG VOLCANO ERUPTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
I Wayan Sukma Winarya Prabawa ◽  
Komang Ayu Ratika Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Volcano Eruption ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the implementation of crisis management, which was carried out by the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) in Bali tourism recovery efforts due to the disaster of the Mount Agung eruption. Crisis management is needed to help restore the trust of tourists and tourism industry players and minimize the impact of the crisis on the destination. This research is qualitative research by collecting data using interview methods and documentation. This research shows that the crisis that emerged in Bali's tourism sector was at a serious level, where the crisis caused losses to the Bali tourism industry, both in the form of economic losses and the image of Bali. A series of crisis management actions were carried out by BTB which was divided into 5 steps; 1) crisis identification; 2) crisis analysis; 3) crisis isolation; 4) choice of strategy; 5) controlling program.

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