TY - JOUR
AU - Colmekcioglu, Nazan
AU - Dineva, Denitsa
AU - Lu, Xiaoming
PY - 2022
DA - June
TI - “Building back better”: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the resilience of the hospitality and tourism industries
JO - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
EP - 4122
VL - 34
IS - 11
DO - https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-12-2021-1509
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a critical synthesis of research conducted within the hospitality and tourism industries in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, identify key perspectives and themes relating to the recovery and resilience of the two sectors and put forward recommendations that help address organizational and consumer behavior changes produced by the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a critical reflection approach to identify, select and synthesize relevant research based on which recommendations are drawn.FindingsThis study offers a contemporary framework discussing three distinct themes that emerged from existing research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality and tourism industries: management, marketing and consumer behavior.Practical implicationsThis study offers operational, practical and actionable recommendations for organizations about how to adapt and recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by guiding the industry in sustaining long-term resilience.Originality/valueThis study provides a critical and current synthesis of selected literature and theory that discuss key implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the recovery and resilience-building of the hospitality and tourism sectors.
PB - Emerald Publishing
UR - http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2880947
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER