Abstract
PurposeThe study sought to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism from the stakeholder perspective in the case of Famagusta town in Northern Cyprus.Design/methodology/approachVia a qualitative research approach, data are collected through face-to-face interviews from direct and indirect tourism stakeholders operating in Famagusta. A judgmental sampling strategy was employed to collect data from tourism stakeholders on the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism. Descriptive data analysis is engaged to report the results.FindingsResults of the study showed that the novel coronavirus has hampered the tourism sector in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. Indeed, as the globe suffered its effects in terms of economic gains, business and business closure. It has been the same with Famagusta, while a few private sectors positively gained (Internet and Technology), all other tourism-reliant sectors such as hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and the transport sector massively suffered as a result of the global lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.Originality/valueGiven the ever-changing state of knowledge and scarcity of literature, the current study seeks to summarize what has been learned from previous crises and back it up with qualitative research including senior industry stakeholders.
Highlights
The new coronavirus COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the global economy and human life (Arasli et al, 2020; Rezapouraghdam and Karatepe, 2020; Lim and To, 2021; Karatepe et al, 2021)
Given the ever-changing state of knowledge and paucity of literature, the current study aims to summarize what is known from prior comparable crises and back it up with qualitative research including hospitality industry stakeholders
The results clearly show that the tourism sector in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, has suffered from the effects of COVID-19 and the world is again working with precautionary measures to contain and control the virus, the effects are still very visible and it will most likely take a while for the sector to return to normal
Summary
The new coronavirus COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the global economy and human life (Arasli et al, 2020; Rezapouraghdam and Karatepe, 2020; Lim and To, 2021; Karatepe et al, 2021). Due to extraordinary movement limitations, the tourist industry has been one of the most seriously impacted industries (Farmaki et al, 2020; MacSween and Canziani, 2021; Ghaharian et al, 2021; Rahimizhian and Irani, 2020). The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons. org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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