Open AccessPandemic (COVID-19) Implications: Recommendations for the Events and Tourism Industry
Author(s) -
Godwin-Charles Ogbeide
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
events and tourism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2577-056X
DOI - 10.18060/24826
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , tourism , geography , business , virology , medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , archaeology
This article reviews The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the events and tourism industry. The negative impact of COVID-19 on hotel performance worldwide was identified. Also, the effect of shutdown for a short period was compared worldwide. The lesson learned identifies the events and tourism trends during a pandemic and ideas for the survival of the event and tourism industry during a pandemic. Recommendations were also drawn for event and tourism professionals for advancing virtual or hybrid meetings or events during a pandemic.