ON THE ROAD AND ALCOHOL GEL A STUDY ON THE INTENTION TO TRAVEL AND THE PERCEPTION OF RISK OF COVID-19 CONTAGION

Objetive of the study: To identify the relationship between the intention to travel in the context of the pandemic and the perception of risk of contamination by the virus when traveling. Methodology/approach: A research with a quantitative and descriptive approach was carried out, using the survey method. Data were collected through online questionnaires, totaling a sample of 542 respondents. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation test, and the Mann-Whitney test for independent samples. Originality/Relevance: Seeks to address a recent phenomenon that affects all individuals on the planet, based on searches in the main databases, research opportunities were identified in the tourism sector, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Main results: The main results indicate that the greater the perception of risk of contamination, the lower the intention to travel; people who contracted the virus and lost someone close to them as a result of the disease, show differences in their intention to travel; men and women do not show differences in the intention to travel. And, in relation to the perception of risk of contagion in travel, the groups behave the same, that is, they do not show differences. Theoretical/methodological contributions: There is a shortage of studies that explore individual differences in tourists' reactions to the context imposed by the pandemic, so this study proposed to contribute by testing some individual variables in relation to the phenomena studied