Abstract
Research background: The overall impact of coronavirus has some positives and negatives on the tourism sector and thus on other downstream sectors. The stagnation of tourism will make it easier for overcrowded tourist centers, which corresponds to the goals of sustainable tourism. On the other hand, negatives can be attributed to it. The Covid -19 epidemic caused the decline in business activities in tourism to almost zero, not only in the Czech Republic, but in the entire global area. If we consider with the intention that a large part of tourism enterprises is dependent on foreign clients, then the steps necessary to prevent the further spread of the epidemic were fatal for many enterprises and contribute to rising unemployment, reducing public budget revenues, etc. It is clear that the functioning of tourism will not return to pre-coronavirus and will be gradual. Businesses will need to adapt their services and find new ways to distribute them. Purpose of the article: The aim of the paper is to map the effect of coronavirus on selected aspects of sustainable tourism in the Czech Republic. Methods: We used primary data obtained from controlled interviews with the operators of the monitored facilities and secondary data (EUROSTAT, CSO). Findings & Value added: The paper includes models of the impact of coronavirus in the field of tourism, focusing mainly on accommodation and catering establishments.
Highlights
The effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable tourism is unquestionable
The coronavirus has a negative impact on tourism, but it has produced a number of positives in the context of sustainable tourism
The question is whether and to what extent the coronavirus will be reflected in the development of sustainable tourism models, which were widely discussed in economic literature in the pre-coronavirus era
Summary
The effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable tourism is unquestionable. Unprecedented global travel restrictions and orders to stay at home are causing the most serious disruption of the global economy since World War II. Due to international travel bans, which affect more than 90% of the world's population, and widespread restrictions on public gatherings and community mobility, tourism has largely ceased in March 2020. The first UNWTO forecasts for 2020 are very uncertain, they suggest that the number of international arrivals could be reduced by 2030% compared to 2019, and according to current developments, this number will be even higher. Tourism is vulnerable to measures against pandemics due to limited mobility and social distance. It is necessary to consider why COVID-19 is an analogy of the ongoing climate crisis and why the volume growth tourism model promoted by UNWTO, ICAO, CLIA, WTTC and other tourism organizations needs to be questioned [2]
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