How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago
Aim: After a contagious disease outbreak, as is the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), societal dynamics shift on an unconventional level. In the lack of a vaccine, social distancing and massive lockdowns are acquired as the most effective strategies to contain thi...
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| author | Célia Barreto Carvalho Aurea Sousa Rui Castanho Maria Da Graça Batista Pedro Pimentel Gualter Couto |
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| description | Aim: After a contagious disease outbreak, as is the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), societal dynamics shift on an unconventional level. In the lack of a vaccine, social distancing and massive lockdowns are acquired as the most effective strategies to contain this new virus. In this regard, the present study was carried out to determine the influence of SARS-CoV-2 over the Azores territory activities as tourism and consequent regional development impacts.
Material and Methods: Therefore, the study assessed the decision-makers, the public, and tourists' perceptions regarding this disease outbreak by applying testing tools as questionnaires. This study used a sample of 700 participants. The questionnaires were designed, considering the necessity to carry out online interviews, and were implemented in the Spring months of 2020. After the data from the surveys were gathered, analytical methods and tools were used.
Results: The research recognized that during an infectious disease outbreak, people prioritized spending their vacations at the holiday residence of family or friends (20%) instead of touristic resorts (hotels or rented apartments or houses). Also, the study verified a considerable increase in selecting rural tourism accommodations. Besides, more than half of the study participants considered that the “Clean and Safe” stamp (attributed by the Portuguese Health Authorities) is crucial when choosing accommodation and restaurants (75.8%) as well as for choosing the destination to visit (50.5%).
Conclusion: The study assumes enormous consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 crisis at multi-levels, being the tourism activity the most affected in this ultra-peripheral region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d372aabf363f480f8f62d290683562ca2023-10-02T06:47:21ZengDuzce UniversityDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1307-671X2021-03-0123Special Issue10611210.18678/dtfd.86979197How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores ArchipelagoCélia Barreto Carvalho0Aurea Sousa1Rui Castanho2Maria Da Graça Batista3Pedro Pimentel4Gualter Couto5University of AzoresUniversity of AzoresWSB UniversityUniversity of AzoresUniversity of AzoresUniversity of AzoresAim: After a contagious disease outbreak, as is the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), societal dynamics shift on an unconventional level. In the lack of a vaccine, social distancing and massive lockdowns are acquired as the most effective strategies to contain this new virus. In this regard, the present study was carried out to determine the influence of SARS-CoV-2 over the Azores territory activities as tourism and consequent regional development impacts. Material and Methods: Therefore, the study assessed the decision-makers, the public, and tourists' perceptions regarding this disease outbreak by applying testing tools as questionnaires. This study used a sample of 700 participants. The questionnaires were designed, considering the necessity to carry out online interviews, and were implemented in the Spring months of 2020. After the data from the surveys were gathered, analytical methods and tools were used. Results: The research recognized that during an infectious disease outbreak, people prioritized spending their vacations at the holiday residence of family or friends (20%) instead of touristic resorts (hotels or rented apartments or houses). Also, the study verified a considerable increase in selecting rural tourism accommodations. Besides, more than half of the study participants considered that the “Clean and Safe” stamp (attributed by the Portuguese Health Authorities) is crucial when choosing accommodation and restaurants (75.8%) as well as for choosing the destination to visit (50.5%). Conclusion: The study assumes enormous consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 crisis at multi-levels, being the tourism activity the most affected in this ultra-peripheral region.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/dtfd/issue/60535/869791azor takımadalarıbölgesel çalışmalarsars-cov-2sürdürülebilir planlamabölgesel etkilerazores archipelagoregional studiessars-cov-2sustainable planningterritorial impacts |
| spellingShingle | Célia Barreto Carvalho Aurea Sousa Rui Castanho Maria Da Graça Batista Pedro Pimentel Gualter Couto How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi azor takımadaları bölgesel çalışmalar sars-cov-2 sürdürülebilir planlama bölgesel etkiler azores archipelago regional studies sars-cov-2 sustainable planning territorial impacts |
| title | How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago |
| title_full | How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago |
| title_fullStr | How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago |
| title_full_unstemmed | How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago |
| title_short | How an Infectious Disease Could Influence the Development of a Region: The Evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak over the Tourism Intentions in Azores Archipelago |
| title_sort | how an infectious disease could influence the development of a region the evidence of the sars cov 2 outbreak over the tourism intentions in azores archipelago |
| topic | azor takımadaları bölgesel çalışmalar sars-cov-2 sürdürülebilir planlama bölgesel etkiler azores archipelago regional studies sars-cov-2 sustainable planning territorial impacts |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/dtfd/issue/60535/869791 |
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