The Impacts of COVID-19 Crisis over the Tourism Expectations of the Azores Archipelago Residents

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作者
Couto, Gualter [1 ,2 ]
Castanho, Rui Alexandre [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Pimentel, Pedro [1 ,2 ]
Carvalho, Celia [6 ,7 ,8 ]
Sousa, Aurea [2 ,9 ]
Santos, Carlos [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Azores, Sch Business & Econ, P-9500321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
[2] CEEAplA, P-9500321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
[3] WSB Univ Dabrowa Gornicza, Fac Sci Appl, PL-41300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
[4] VALORIZA Res Ctr Endogenous Resource Valorizat, P-7300 Portalegre, Portugal
[5] CITUR Madeira Ctr Tourism Res Dev & Innovat, P-9000082 Funchal, Portugal
[6] Univ Azores, Fac Social & Human Sci, P-9500321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
[7] CINEICC Cognit & Behav Ctr Res & Intervent, P-9500321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
[8] Univ Coimbra, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, P-3000115 Coimbra, Portugal
[9] Univ Azores, Fac Sci & Technol, P-9500321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
关键词
Azores Islands; COVID-19; public perceptions; regional studies; socio-economy; sustainable tourism;
D O I
10.3390/su12187612
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Throughout history, times of crisis have always been preceded by periods of change. In fact, the current moment of health, economic, and social crisis that we are experiencing seems to be no exception. Tourism seems to be one of the most affected activities by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis-due not only the cancelled flights but also to the fear of being infected with the virus. In this sense, the present article intends to identify the Azores Archipelago residents' tourism expectations during the COVID-19 crisis. Using the Azores Islands as a case study and merging it with the authors' knowledge about this regional reality, it was possible to collect a substantial quantity of data. Thus, this study provides an in-depth perception of the main issues about how this pandemic crisis affects the tourism expectations of the Azores region residents, and consequently, how this situation will influence regional sustainable development. Through the study, it was possible to verify that the significant part of the Azores Archipelago residents (57.5%) will not be going to travel to spend vacations in 2020. Additionally, 84.2% will have holidays in the region; therefore, they stay in the Azores Archipelago. Besides, this study shows that majority of the respondents (61.6%) would not make a reservation for a 2020 vacation.
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