The economic implications of the COVID-19 outbreak on tourism industry: Empirical evidence from Turkey
      
Yazarlar (4)
Emrah Koçak
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tarık Doğru
Florida State University, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Khurram Shehzad
School Of Economics & Management, Çin
Prof. Dr. Ümit BULUT Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Tourism Economics (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 1354-8166 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 05-2023
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 29 / 3 / 742–758 DOI 10.1177/13548166211067188
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13548166211067188
Özet
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused tremendous fear and uncertainty and affected health, economy, and social life in an unprecedented form worldwide. Yet, the level of knowledge on its economic implications is very limited. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to explain the health, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19. Because the tourism is one of the most affected industries by the pandemic, this study aims to explain the effects of COVID-19 cases and deaths, global fear, and government responses on Turkey’s tourism industry. Empirical findings show that the tourism industry reacts negatively to new cases, number of deaths, and global fear measures. Also, government containment and health measures and economic supports positively affect the tourism industry. Furthermore, government stringency policies drive down the tourism industry’s performance. The findings of this study provide significant implications for tourism and travel firms, policy makers, and future research.
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID-19 outbreak | global fear | government responses | pandemic | tourism industry | Turkey