New Practices in the Tourism Sector During COVID-19

Abstract

The tourism sector is one of the main economic sectors of both developed and developing countries. It is one of the sectors that feels the most destructive effects of COVID-19 in terms of generating income, providing employment, and covering many sub-sectors. A number of practices, recommendations, and decisions have been put forward to minimize the devastating effects of the pandemic by the international bodies. Although the COVID-19 epidemic has been brought under control in some countries with various vaccination practices and a new normalization process has been entered into, the traces of its destructive effects are still visible in the tourism industry. Therefore, this chapter draws the attention of the reader to comprehensive and up to the present unconventional practices in the industry due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism and hospitality industry.