Pandemics, transformations and tourism: be careful what you wish for

Beach Tourism in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Critical Issues, Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities

“…The recovery from COVID-19 is most likely to overlap with the currently taking place, albeit slowly, global transformation of the current economic systems to those that have a net zero carbon footprint (carbon neutrality) [ 23 ]. As noted by Hall et al [ 30 ], many industry experts thus optimistically assume that the pandemic presents a transformative moment or opportunity for a new opening leading to quicker adaptation of more sustainable environmental solutions [ 30 ]. The assumption that new beach tourism will emerge also assumes that a greater social appreciation of the natural and cultural value of beaches will emerge—an awareness reinforced by a collective reflection on the pandemic.…”

“…Several scholars and industry specialists have also predicted that demand for international beach tourism will be significantly reduced, but that this drop will be partially offset by domestic tourism [ 29 ] which is usually the first to recover after crisis [ 30 ]. Experts suggest that less accessible and isolated destinations will be perceived as having a lower risk of contagion and consequently will be preferred [ 25 , 31 ].…”

COVID-19 and African tourism research agendas

“…Prideaux et al (2020) acknowledge that that recovery of tourism will be tied in the short-term to global economic recovery. Similarly, Hall et al (2020) aver that the capacity of tourism to recover will be contingent upon level of consumer confidence which is impacted by the extent of media coverage, government economic interventions and the intensity of the imposition of restrictions relating to domestic and international travel, social distancing, curbs on crowding and quarantine requirements. This said, with the difficulties of projections it is evident that 'all estimates of eventual consequences for tourism must be interpreted with extreme caution, and are at best indicative at present' (Gössling et al, 2020).…”

“…The geography of recovery will be impacted by how destinations and industry respond to the disaster. Hall et al (2020) point to the possibility that certain destinations may deliberately position themselves in low-cost terms and seek to expand visitor numbers and job creation as soon as possible but with little concern for externalities such as unleashing another wave(s) of infection for residents. By contrast, others might continue to restrain tourism in order to reduce the potential of another cycle of COVID-19 infections.…”

Tracking tourism and hospitality employees’ real-time perceptions and emotions in an online community during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Zhai et al, 2019). Today, researchers are adding to this literature, investigating the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on global tourism (Hall et al, 2020;Yu et al, in press). However, little research has viewed tourism and hospitality employees' perceptions and emotions regarding the workplace and the socialmedia landscape during this pandemic.…”