Open AccessIdentifying the Perspectives of Domestic Tourists Visiting Puducherry of India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
V.G. Girish
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tourism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-1545
pISSN - 1332-7461
DOI - 10.37741/t.70.1.9
Subject(s) - pandemic , tourism , covid-19 , government (linguistics) , business , geography , economic growth , domestic tourism , socioeconomics , economics , medicine , outbreak , tourism geography , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , pathology
A fishbone diagram was used in this study to identifythe perspectives of Indian tourists who visited Puducherry during the COVID-19pandemic. The main problems encountered by the tourists who visited Puducherrywere personal problems and issues related to food and accommodations,transportation, lockdown after effects, government regulations and territorialrestrictions. Tourism authorities and local governments should consider andsolve the problems identified by the tourists to boost the local economy to attractdomestic tourists during the ongoing pandemic.