TOURISM SECURITY AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SHADOW OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC - WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Andrea HORVÁTH¹  Maja Lena LOPATNY² 

[1] University of Pécs, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Tourism;University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management

关键词: tourism security;    health security;    responsible tourism;    pandemic;    tourist attitude;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.40135-831

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

Today’s tourism is undergoing radical changes. Until 2020, the number of people participating in tourism had grown steadily, and no one would have thought that the globally dominant economy would experience such a shock. Many tourism businesses were forced to suspend their activities and not all of them could continue in the future as they had to look for other sources of livelihood. But businesses that succeed in surviving the economic collapse must be prepared to meet the changing needs of tourists after a reopening. The aim of our research is to assess the attitudes of potential tourists towards the issue of tourism security. Within the topic, we sought answers to what responsibilities, if any, they assume related to healt h security. In our research, we also looked at whether potential tourists expect them to provide their security. Responsible behaviour, as an expectation, is directed primarily at service providers or they may feel safe in a destination due to action s taken by other actors (including the travellers themselves). In a study based on an online questionnaire survey of almost a thousand people, the results were processed by statistical data analysis. Those wishing to travel do not even see the situati on created by the current pandemic as a barrier to traveling. When it comes to security, public safety is considered to be paramount, and the public sector is expected to create it. Health security is only in second place, but the results suggest t hat the responsibility lies with service providers in this regard. Based on the obtained results, b oth tourism service providers and destination management organizations can place more emphasis on tourism security and its marketing communication.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND