Meeting public health objectives and supporting the resumption of tourist activity through COVID-19: a triangular perspective
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Tourism Non-pharmaceutical interventions COVID-19 Triangulation approach
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2022-04-18Referencia bibliográfica
J. Alberto Castañeda-García... [et al.] (2022): Meeting public health objectives and supporting the resumption of tourist activity through COVID-19: a triangular perspective, Current Issues in Tourism, DOI: [10.1080/13683500.2022.2062306]
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FEDER/Junta de AndalucAa-ConsejerAa de TransformaciA3n EconA3mica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades CV20-09357Resumen
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented during the COVID-
19 pandemic (and previous health crises) have included measures to
restrict interaction between people and minimize non-essential
mobility. Therefore, tourism travel is one of the main areas affected by
the restrictions. Even when the majority of the population is vaccinated,
some risk of infection will remain, and governments are obliged to
consider NPI measures that balance the health risk of outbreaks against
the economic and social benefits of resuming tourist activity. This study
analyzes the effect of each of four categories of NPIs (Social Distancing;
Public Healthcare-System Improvements; Tourist Controls; and Capacity
and Opening-Hours Regulation) on three major objectives (the
resumption of tourism activity; tourist travel intention; and the
minimization of public health risk), taking a triangular perspective
(destination managers, domestic tourists, and public healthcare
managers, respectively). While it is difficult to fulfil public healthcare
objectives while simultaneously responding to the economic interests
of tourism-industry stakeholders, the study finds that, under vaccinatedpopulation
conditions, tourist controls (e.g. COVID Certificate) alongside
improvements to the public healthcare system (e.g. adequate
resourcing and an efficient epidemiological monitoring system) could
constitute a viable combination of measures.