Abstract
Europe stands first in the world ranking of tourist destinations Tourism is at the heart of a huge business ecosystem that contributes substantially to prosperity and job creation in all Member States of the European Union The COVID-19 epidemic puts the EU tourism industry under unprecedented pressure It has led to the suspension of most domestic and international travel, causing a significant reduction in revenue and creating liquidity problems for all tour operators Both travellers and businesses face uncertain prospects The goals of this research focused on the main directions: 1) to assess the main concerns for the tourism industry in Romania in the autumn of 2020 and 2) to identify immediate measures to support the Romanian tourism sector A questionnaire was applied to acquire the viewpoints of the sixteen representatives of eleven prestigious hotels in the mountain region of Valea Prahovei in Romania The outcomes show their considerations on lifting travel restrictions, restoring traveller confidence and rethinking the Romanian tourism sector for the future
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a meaningful influence on the tourism industry as a result of travel restrictions together with a collapse in demand from the part of potential tourists
With the help of our first question in the interview guide, the objective was to find out what are the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the Romanian tourism
All the answers coming from the respondents centred around the idea that the global tourism industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with hundreds of billion $ in export losses in the first five months of the year and more than a hundred million jobs at risk
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a meaningful influence on the tourism industry as a result of travel restrictions together with a collapse in demand from the part of potential tourists. Divergent and one-sided travel boundaries happened locally and plenty tourist sites of visitation across the globe, like museums, amusement parks, and sports venues stopped operating (Kliger and Silberzweig, 2020; The New York Times, 2020). Reflecting on these recent facts, the research questions of this article were the following: What are the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the tourism sector for Romania? Reflecting on these recent facts, the research questions of this article were the following: What are the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the tourism sector for Romania? What are the recommendations of the interviewed experts for the stakeholders of the tourism industry in order to avert the worst effects and facilitate recovery?
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