Eco-Friendly Tourism Decision Making during COVID-19—Sailing Tourism Example

Sustainability

Lovorko Lučić¹  Enrico Panai²  Aleksandra Łapko³  Ewa Hącia³  Roma Strulak-Wójcikiewicz³  Kevser Çınar⁴ 

[1] Adriatic Services Ltd.—A.Y.A., Yacht Agency, Gornji Kono 32a, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia;Department of Humanities and Social Science, University of Sassari, Via Roma 151, 07100 Sassari, Italy;Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Henryka Pobożnego 11 Street, 70-507 Szczecin, Poland;Faculty of Tourism, Necmettin Erbakan University, Yaka Mah. Yeni Meram Cad. Kasım Halife Sok. No: 11/1 (A Blok) No: 11 (B Blok), Meram, Konya 42090, Turkey;

关键词: COVID-19;    sailing tourism;    functioning of the tourism;    tourism management;    functioning of sailors’ society in the COVID-19 pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su14010134

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In 2020, tourism was highly affected by COVID-19 and its restrictions, such as tourist traffic. Decisions related to trips were made in a state of high risk and uncertainty. This article’s main aim is to present the results of research on decision making by people practising sailing tourism during COVID-19. The survey was conducted in the first quarter of 2021 on 580 sailors from Poland, Germany, Croatia, Italy, France, and Turkey. This is interesting because of the specificity of this form of nautical tourism, which is characterised by high flexibility in the planning and implementation of the cruise. Sailing tourism is also environmentally friendly due to the type of propulsion used and the low noise levels generated. Research has shown that country-specific travel restrictions impact sailing tourism and cruise decisions. The obtained results are important for developing sailing tourism and may contribute to rationalising decisions taken during crises.

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