Pandemics, Health Behavior and Tourism

Abstract

The current paper examines if respondents that take strict prevention measures against COVID-19, with higher monthly incomes and that have spent their summer vacations in Albania last year are significantly more likely to plan their summer vacations to Albania this summer relative to those that are neglecting prevention measures, have lower incomes and have not chosen Albania as their destination for summer vacations last year. The study employs a survey of 500 random respondents. A multivariate analysis indicated that scores of planning summer vacations were significantly associated with the present strict prevention behavior measures against COVID-19 indicating the existence of sufficient motivation for future behavior intentions. In contrasts, monthly income is not a predictor for planning summer vacations. Finally, the correlation is positive between respondent’s previous experience to touristic destinations in Albania last year and planning summer vacations this year. Hence, it is recommended a thoughtful examination of respondents’ health behaviors, needs, wants and collaboration in shaping the better future of public health that is a shared one.

COVID-19: how can travel medicine benefit from tourism’s focus on people during a pandemic?

“…End of April, of over 400 Kosovar, 90% planned to travel to Albania that summer. At the time, 15% did not follow strict health ministry directives, 25% sometimes to never socially distanced, while 28% sometimes to never wore masks appropriately around others [ 29 ]. In the US, men were more likely to refuse masks for international travel [ 30 ].…”

Turismo y covid-19. Análisis de la productividad científica en Scopus

“…Durante el último siglo, el turismo mundial se ha visto afectado por una gran variedad de crisis tanto económicas como epidémicas o de otra índole (Gössling et al, 2020). Por solo citar algunas, la gripe española a principios del siglo xx, la gripe asiática (H2N2) de 1957 y la gripe de Hong Kong de 1968 tuvieron consecuencias catastróficas para la actividad turística mundial, pero sobre todo para los países que se vieron afectados directamente (Almukhamedova, 2020;Podvorica y Rrustemi, 2020).…”

“…Ya en el nuevo milenio, varios han sido los acontecimientos que han afectado la total normalidad de la economía mundial y la industria turística en específico (Podvorica y Rrustemi, 2020;Sharma y Nicolau, 2020). Los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre y la crisis económica mundial a principios de 2008 fueron, sin dudas, dos de los momentos más comprometedores para la actividad turística mundial.…”