Issue: № 5/2, 2022
Doi: https://doi.org/10.37634/efp.2022.5(2).5
Introduction. The tourism industry is the fastest growing and largest industry in the world, and is seen as an important tool for developing and improving economic conditions in many parts of the world. Tourism is extremely vulnerable to external events such as natural disasters. In addition, the tourism industry is an industry based on human activities. Thus, any catastrophe, such as the spread of a pandemic or the outbreak of war, or other natural disasters will lead to stagnation and serious damage. The purpose of the paper is to provide solutions to affected companies to restore and improve their activities in conditions of constraints and unpredictability. Results. Today, the world is facing one of the major challenges of the century called COVID-19. The spread of this pandemic disease around the world causes many problems for all businesses and industries. One of the businesses most affected by this pandemic is the tourism business, namely the tourism industry. It is reported that one of the most diverse, growing and largest industries is the tourism industry in the world, and it is also considered the most important source of income and employment opportunities for many countries. Therefore, our main reason and motivation for conducting this study was the appalling and shocking conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of war for eco-tourism and the tourism industry as a whole. Conclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing serious damage to many businesses. One such business is ecotourism. This question prompted us to study and investigate the current circumstances and situations in this article and to present some relevant action plans as solutions to resume tourism activities.
Keywords : ecotourism, tourism, business, economy, research, tourism market, hotel industry, global crisis
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