COVID-19 impact on tourism:: Measuring similarities and differences on tourists and tourism businesses’ perceptions

• Zouni. Georgia ^[1] ; Nasiou, Paraskevi-Myrsini ^[1] ; Georgaki, Ioanna ^[2] ; Kapetanaki, Eirini ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Piraeus

     University of Piraeus

     Grecia

     
  2. [2] Heriot-Watt University

     Heriot-Watt University

     Reino Unido

     
  3. [3] Strathclyde University, UK

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• Localización: Tourism and heritage journal, ISSN-e 2604-2347, Vol. 3, 2021, págs. 68-100
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the similarities and differences between tourists and tourism professionals in Greece in relation to: (a) the impact of the pandemic to tourism, (b) the attitude towards global and national measures, and (c) the behavior of tourists in the next phases of the pandemic and post-pandemic times. A research framework was constructed and tested in two waves, during and after lockdown in Greece. Results highlight that the views of tourism businesses and tourists largely converge, following a more pessimistic or a more realistic approach as time goes by and the pandemic continues.