Territorial tourism resilience in the COVID-19 summer
This paper quantitatively analyzes the resilience of tourism to COVID-19 and its territorial distribution in Spain, a global tourism power and one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. A first descriptive analysis of data from the summer of 2020 shows that: i) resilience was not homogeneou...
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| Published in: | Annals of tourism research empirical insights Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 100039 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01-05-2022
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| Summary: | This paper quantitatively analyzes the resilience of tourism to COVID-19 and its territorial distribution in Spain, a global tourism power and one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. A first descriptive analysis of data from the summer of 2020 shows that: i) resilience was not homogeneously distributed across Spanish provinces; ii) the territorial concentration of tourism demand decreased due to the pandemic crisis; iii) the distribution of resilience was not consistent with standard indicators of tourism competitiveness. Econometric modeling shows that pre-pandemic domestic market specialization and population density explain most observed variability. Therefore, resilience was largely predetermined, so that the different policies adopted by some territories to attract domestic demand played a minor explanatory role.
•Tourism resilience in Spain is quantitatively examined using 2020 summer data.•Resilience is not homogeneously distributed across Spanish provinces.•Territorial distribution does not conform to tourism competitiveness.•The performance of destinations was mainly predetermined.•The ex-ante importance of the domestic market explains most of the heterogeneity. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-9579 2666-9579 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.annale.2022.100039 |