Abstract

This article explores the impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism, leisure, entertainment, sports, hospitality, and related industries. It focuses mostly on long-lasting impacts of the pandemic and has numerous ideas regarding the management and marketing of these interrelated industries in the wake of the crisis. It also looks at preparation for future crises in these industries.

Highlights

  • Sometimes crisis has left us with legacies, and the era of the COVID-19 virus is no exception and will be one of the greatest legacy producers of all times

  • This article explores the impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism, leisure, entertainment, sports, hospitality, and related industries

  • It is important to note that with all safety management crises, society has a bad habit of forgetting over a period of about ten years or more

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

Sometimes crisis has left us with legacies, and the era of the COVID-19 virus is no exception and will be one of the greatest legacy producers of all times. We must continue to be proactive in regards to all safety management regulations, standards, and so on that have an impact on all aspects of the tourism and leisure related industries. There is no doubt that the global impact on the tourism and leisure industries have been greatly altered or impacted by the COVID-19 virus. International tourist arrivals are projected to plunge by 60 to 80 percent in 2020, and tourism spending is not likely to return to pre-crisis levels until 2024. This puts as many as 120 million jobs at risk.”. Social distancing is difficult on crowded flights, and sitting within 6 feet of others, sometimes for hours, may increase your risk of getting COVID-19.” Studies have confirmed that there is virtually no chance that you will contract COVID-19 on an airplane if you are properly masked (Reuters, 2020)

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