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Effects of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Tourist Industry

Nazarbek Kamudas1, Ganzorig Myagmardorj2
1Department of Social Science, Ulaanbaatar-Erdem University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2Department of Business Administration, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan

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The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of the coronavirus Kamudas | Ganzorig Myagmardorj "Effects
pandemic (COVID-19) on the tourism industry and to find the tourism sector of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Tourist
that will result from this pandemic. In the absence of a similar earlier research, Industry" Published
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research involved 103 travelers selected on a non-probability basis. The Journal of Trend in
findings suggest that the current COVID-19 pandemic is likely to affect Scientific Research
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1. INTRODUCTION
Tourism is regarded as a substantial industry, accounting for to recover. Tourism has an incomparable capacity for
10 per cent of world GDP, 7 per cent of international trade resilience [2] however, unlike previous crises, the world is
and 30 per cent of service operations. According to UNWTO, now facing an unprecedented crisis. The risk is not localized,
one in 10 jobs is linked to tourism. It is well known that but it is general and international in scope, with no tourist
tourism is an activity that contributes to the development of destination being spared. The UNWTO estimates a 20 to 30%
many countries, but despite its economic strength, tourism drop in international arrivals in 2020, which translates into a
remains one of the most sensitive and vulnerable sectors to loss of $300 to 450 billion in international tourism revenues
internal and external crises [1]. Nevertheless, in the Figure-1.
aftermath of these crises, the tourism industry has been able

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Faced with the perception of an external danger, the tourist adopts new consumer practices, which has been illustrated in
several cases: more trip cancellations [3] more car trips [4] preventing intense contact with people and favouring outdoor
activities [5], more last-minute reservations [6] and more concern for hygiene, more attention to ecotourism [7]. Thus, a
question arises: once travel resumes, what will be the new trends in travel? In other words, what are the potential new tourism
industries that could emerge? As experienced in other cases, after a crisis, new tourist concerns, apprehensions and demands
emerge. Therefore, it is considered imperative to predict the trajectory of change in tourist industry to help tourism managers
identify the basis of a resilience strategy to ideally respond to the situation.

This pilot research aims to provide a means of reflection by identifying intentions for change in tourist industry in the
aftermath of Covid-19. It is extremely difficult to predict the industry of tourism consumers after a crisis [8]. Therefore, an
empirical study was conducted to understand the sensitivity of tourists faced with a health crisis such as that of Covid-19, with
the aim of obtaining information from travelers to identify any potential changes in their consumption as a consequence of
Covid-19. The evolution of these industries was also studied from a temporal perspective. The hypotheses of this research were
established on the basis of preconceptions formulated by researchers in their published work [7-10] and concerns expressed
by tourists on social networks, about the general perception of the impacts of Covid-19 on tourists. Thus, after the Covid-19
crisis, for their next trip:
Ha. Tourists will prefer destinations close to home.
Hb. Tourists will avoid known, expensive destinations.
Hc. Tourists will avoid group trips.

2. Methodology
2.1. Survey Instrument
A self-administered questionnaire was used as the survey tool. This choice made it possible to interview a large number of
people while covering a wide geographical area. The method of distribution was via the Internet (social networks). The
questionnaire was divided into three sections. In the first section, factual questions were asked, which made it possible to
identify the socio-economic dimensions of the population studied. The second section aimed to identify possible changes in
tourist industry. A 5-point Likert rating scale was used, where 1=not at all important, 2=not important, 3=no opinion,
4=important, 5=very important. Respondents were asked to rate the level of importance based on their judgment, but in the
face of the unknown, it is difficult to predict all the changes that will occur. For this reason, for the third section, respondents
were asked to answer an open-ended question on the changes in industry that could occur, with the intention of identifying
new leads.

2.2. Selection of Study Variables

The selection was made in two stages, first a review of the documentation produced on the subject. Second, a content analysis
of publications and commentaries, related to general concerns about the effects of Covid-19 on industry change, published by
travelers in groups on social networks, was conducted. .The use of the web as a source of information in the academic discipline
of tourism has proven to be a reliable alternative because it is more convenient and less costly than primary field data [11].
Finally, a total of six study variables were identified, which represent possible changes in tourist industry induced by Covid-19.

2.3. Sampling and Study Population

A survey of respondents selected using a non-probability method was conducted from 1st to 20th April 2020. A total of 308
travelers took part in the survey; these travelers were invited via social networks. The aim of the survey was to trace and
contribute to a better understanding of the effects of Covid-19 on tourism. In addition, given the pilot nature of this research,
the objective was to collect initial data and to better understand the likely impacts of Covid-19 on tourist industry. At this early
stage of exploration and prior to conducting further research, non-probability sampling was considered a proper sampling
technique for this type of study [12].

3. Data Analysis
3.1. Non-Parametric Statistical Test of M-Square
First, the ordinal variable coded according to the Likert scale is translated into a binary variable which takes the value 1 if the
consumer attaches importance to the variable studied and zero otherwise. The "no opinion" response is considered as a
response that takes the value zero in our Bernoulli variable. The non-parametric M-square test of goodness-of-fit was used to
analyses changes in tourist industry by testing differences in proportions between groups in the dichotomous categorical
variable. For each main hypothesis, a hypothesis test was performed.

Hypothesis testing:
The resulting M-square value is compared to a significance level of 1%. If the value obtained is higher, the null hypothesis is
rejected. The results of the non-parametric M-square test of goodness of fit revealed the variables that tourists value most
Table 1. For the Ha hypothesis, it can be seen in Table-1 that the value of H0 (M-square=82.844, p=0.000) is below the
significance level of 1%. Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) is accepted for the main Ha hypothesis.

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Contrary to the Ha hypothesis, the pandemic has no impact on travelers’ preferences when it comes to choosing a destination
close to home for their next trip. This is also reflected in the average proportions, with more than 76.62% stating that for their
next vacation, choosing a destination close to home is not an important factor. However, the value calculated for the alternative
hypothesis H1 for each of the main hypotheses Hb (M-square = 59.695, p=0.000), Hc (M-square = 58.299, p=0.000), is below a
significance level of 1%. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted for these hypotheses.

3.2. Content Analysis and Open-End

Question Of the 130 tourists who answered the questionnaire, 68 answered the open-ended question: "In addition to the
changes mentioned above, do you think you will change anything else in your tourism industry? “. This stands for a response
rate of 37.6%. A statistical representation of the content was established using the Alyse software, based on the verbatim
reports of the respondents. Table-2 is a frequency table of terms, which allowed to find the most recurrent expressions,
indicated by the respondents.

This content analysis allowed to analyses the content of the answers and to identify the key words. The frequent use of these
terms may also represent the possible tourist industries that could arise as a result of this health crisis. The gross density and
weighted indices in Table-1 indicate that, expressions such as "reduce my travel budget" (0.74) refer to the financial aspect;
where, "travel more ecologically" (0.6) refer to travel practices. In addition, expressions such as "avoid eating out" (0.82) or "do
not eat out" (0.57) refer to eating habits, while "avoid the high season" (0.47) refer to the high tourist season.

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