Abstract
The article examines the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic on the tourism and hospitality industry. Based on an assessment of the scale of losses incurred by enterprises in this sector of the economy in an unfavorable epidemiological situation, it was concluded that tourism was among the industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The identified problems faced by small and medium-sized businesses from among tour operators and travel agencies confirmed the correctness of the measures of state support provided by the state to this sector of the economy. A comparative analysis of the development of the tourism sector in 2019 and 2020 in terms of such parameters as the number of inbound and outbound trips of citizens, the volume of demand for tourism services, made it possible to assess the threats and opportunities for the functioning of the tourism sector during the pandemic for the Russian economy and suggest that the recovery of the tourism industry it may take at least three years. There have been illustrated the diagrams comparing the demand for outbound and inbound tourism in 2019 and 2020, the demand for tourist services among different strata of the population, and hotel occupancy in Russia. In addition to identifying general factors that hinder the balanced growth of the Russian market of tourist services, the problem of information asymmetry was stated, which hinders the realization of the tourist potential in the regions: lack/ insufficient data, or distorted data on the tourism potential in certain territories. The highlighted trends in the development of the Russian tourism industry in the current conditions and promising trends in the tourism and hospitality industry include greening, digitalization, individualization of both demand and supply, an orientation towards domestic tourism.
Highlights
The article examines the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic on the tourism and hospitality industry
Based on an assessment of the scale of losses incurred by enterprises in this sector of the economy in an unfavorable epidemiological situation, it was concluded that tourism was among the industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The identified problems faced by small and medium-sized businesses from among tour operators and travel agencies confirmed the correctness of the measures of state support provided by the state to this sector of the economy
Summary
Согласно рис. 1 спрос на туристические поездки, как въездные, так и выездные, резко снизился, как следствие, выручка предприятий туристической отрасли сократилась на 90–100 % по сравнению с 2018–2019 гг. 1 спрос на туристические поездки, как въездные, так и выездные, резко снизился, как следствие, выручка предприятий туристической отрасли сократилась на 90–100 % по сравнению с 2018–2019 гг. Вследствие режима самоизоляции 57 % участников опроса приостановили свою деятельность полностью, 36 % – частично. В условиях неблагоприятной эпидемиологической обстановки развитие туристического бизнеса оказалось под серьезной угрозой: негативные последствия ощутили все представители туриндустрии – турагентства и операторы, объекты размещения и турпоказа, а также транспортные компании, специализирующиеся на туристических перевозках. 2) можно увидеть категории населения, среди которых спрос на туристские услуги снизился в наибольшей степени На диаграмме (рис. 2) можно увидеть категории населения, среди которых спрос на туристские услуги снизился в наибольшей степени
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